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Venkannaiah

Taluku Shamarao Venkannaiah Venkannaiah TS was the name given to him after his father TS Shyama Rao's reverance for his elder brother TS Venkannaiah (Talukina Subbanna Venkannaiah), a great name in Kannada literature. Presently living in Sringeri Mr. Venkannaiah TS had served as principal in JCBM College of Sringeri, Chikmagalur Dist, Karnataka State, South India.

He was a Sanskrit Professor in JCBM college Sringeri. He wrote many books and was a chief editor of Magazines like Bhamathi (The JCBM College magazine which won awards for the many consecutive years during his time as editor), He served as Sringeri Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat President also. He has translated many works which include the Wildurant's greatest work the History of Greece volume 9. Given below are some of his works:

Early life and education
Venkannaiah TS was born in Shimoga Shimoga district to a native Telugu family. his works:

Career
Venkannaiah TS began his academic career as a lecturer of Sanskrit language at JCBM College of Sringeri (The Sharada Peetham). He served as Principal

in the same college. He served as Kannada Sahitya Parishad President for Sringeri Tq. He translated many works and he was a chief editor for the prestigious

college magazines like "Bhamathi", Monthly magazine "Sadguru's Blessings" of Harihara Pura Mat for many years.

Works and Message
Venkannaiah TS is a writer and a translator par excellance. He is against meaningless practices and ritualsand he is for true understandings of spiritual texts. Venkannaiah TS's writings vary from Sanskrit works

to English to Telugu works.

Sanskrit to Kannakda

 * Sri Shankara's Bhajagovindam-With special explanation
 * Bharatiyare ecchara - Sri Dayananda sarasvati's Points to Ponder
 * Upadesha Shatakam - Poet Gumani
 * 6 Small story collection on Dharma Neeti & Subhashitagalannu
 * Guruvamsha Kavya - Sri Kashi Lakshmana Shastri's
 * Shrividyeya Sarasarvasva - Mahamanustava - by Kavya Kanta Ganapathi Shastri
 * Somadeva's Kathasarithsagara 12 -18 chapter's translation to Kannada

English to Kannakda

 * Adyatmika sanjeevini - Swami Paramananda's Spiritual heeling
 * Dhyanada acharane - swami rutajananda's Practice of meditation
 * Bharatiyare ecchara - Sri Dayananda sarasvati's Points to Ponder
 * Bhavanatmaka prabuddhate - Swami Dayananda sarasvati's Emotional Meturity
 * Kristano krishnano - Sri Manoj Rakshit - Christ or Krishna
 * Katha Kusuma - Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha - Edifying parables
 * On Avatara Meharbaba's jeevana sadhane mattu upadesha 4 kiruhottigegalu Kannada
 * Wildurant's story of civilization 1 - 2 volumes- selected parts translation
 * Wildurant's story of civilization 9 vol complete translation
 * Ashayagalu mattu munnotagalu - k n munshi views and vistas
 * Hindu Adarshagalu - K Balasubrahmanya Aiyyar's - Hindu Ideals

Telugu to Kannakda

 * Vedanthaa Kathavali part 1 - Shri Vidyaprakashanandagiri
 * Vedantha Kathavali part -2 - Shri Vidyaprakashanandagiri
 * Jeevana charitre "Late TS venkannaiah's Life history )
 * Sri Sharada Peetha (Introduction to Sringeri Mahasamstana )

Edited works

 * Kavya Pallava Kavana Sankalana Published by Sringeri Kannada Sahitya Parishat
 * Seva Vishwa - Gubbi Chidambarashrama Seva Sadana Monthly magazine's 50th years Special edition
 * Shatamanada Kavi Kuvempu - Kuvempu janma shatamanotsa's edition)
 * Sankeerna - Vakrokti Siddhanta - Ondu Vishleshane (an anlysis)
 * Vishva Kosha of Mysore University

Other works

 * More than 30 articles in many commemoration volumes and other special editions
 * Preface to 5 different Kavana sankalanas,3 different Katha Sankalanas, 3 different Kadambaris, Bhakti Geethe, & 1 stotra Grantha

Editorial works

 * Gubbi "Sevasadana" 10 years since
 * "Sadguru's Blessings" - English montly of Sri hariharapura Temple Since 2003 Septemper
 * For 27 years worked as editor for JCBM College "Bhamati"

Biography

 * Vanasuma (Commemoration volume) (Honoured on attaining his 70th birthday