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Kannada literature


This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because Kannada language is one of the oldest languages of India, with a history of over 2000 years. It has a literary tradition spanning 1500 years. Kannada writers have made invaluable contributions to Indian literature, both classical and modern. Hence I feel this article is important. The article is well referenced and cited. Please provide constructive feedback which would help improve the format, prose and presentation.

Thanks, Dineshkannambadi (talk) 19:01, 19 February 2008 (UTC)


 * A script has been used to generate a semi-automated review of the article for issues relating to grammar and house style. If you would find such a review helpful, please click here. Thanks, APR t 02:17, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I will attend to this.thanks.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 02:51, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The spellings are consistant with British English. I have trimmed the article and included several sub-articles. The titles of sections meet the auto PR requirement now.thanksDineshkannambadi (talk) 02:46, 23 February 2008 (UTC)


 * comments by Redtigerxyz PR

....more to come --Redtigerxyz (talk) 12:53, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Most of imgs are copyrighted and may not be used in the article. Add fair use rationales for those imgs.


 * Okay. thanks.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 12:58, 26 February 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅. Thanks - KNM Talk 18:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


 * img crowding in "Modern period".--Redtigerxyz (talk) 11:21, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Will reduce number of images.Thanks.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 14:16, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ Removed one image. gave better alignment to images.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 14:37, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * If you feel I need to drop a few more images, I have no problem.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 15:47, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

General note: avoid copyrighted imgs as much as possible.
 * DK Reply Currently 5 out of 19 images are copyrighted.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 22:38, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * DK Reply user:KNM has requested a friend to take some images of modern poets in Bangalore. May take some time though.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Placement of Basavanna img facing out of article rather than in the article. Place that img to left. Same case with Lyricist, D.R. Bendre img; Poet, playwright and novelist Shivarama Karanth img; Romance poet K. S. Narasimhaswamy (1915–2003 img.

✅ Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Mysore period has 3 imgs. Reduce 1.

✅Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

--Redtigerxyz (talk) 12:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Transition and Navodaya: 5 imgs. Atleast remove 2.

✅Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * "It consists of writings from the medieval socio-religious developments of Jainism, Virashaivism and Vaishnavism,[2][3] to the writings on secular subjects[4] and modern literature." Isn't modern literature a vague term?


 * Dk Reply Not sure how to better word it. All the books I have refered to call literature from 1800-2000 as "modern".Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Dk Reply I have rearranged and re-worded the lead. Please see how it looks now. Also, the paragraph in the lead that starts with Medieval Jain writers wrote about Jain Tirthankars and other personages important to the Jain religion....... is probably better off merged with the 1st paragraph under the "Medieval Section" itself. How do you feel about this?Dineshkannambadi (talk) 20:58, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * DK Reply I have merged one para (mentioned above) from the lead into the first para in medieval section (called overview) to keep the lead trim.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 01:15, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

✅ copy edited.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


 * "the earliest available record of Kannada poetry in tripadi metre (three line verse) is the Kappe Arabhatta record of the 7th century.[" details like tripadi metre may not be given out in the lead, but in later part where Kappe Arabhatta is mentioned. As a general thumb rule, all points in the lead are expanded further in the article.


 * DK Reply I will deal with this shortly.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 20:59, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

✅Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * "Vaishnava writers accounted for the Hindu epics the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Bhagavata, as well as for the Vedanta and other subjects from the Hindu puranic traditions" THe epics were not written first in Kannada. ARe they Kannada versions or translations? clarify.


 * Dk Reply Actually, the Kannada language writings on these epics fall into various categories, each with several examples. These works were either direct translations, or adaptations (meaning the writer gave his own views), or inspirations, or portions there off (such as Airavata by Kumara Vyasa of 1430 who wrote only on the episode concerning Indra's elephant). It is the same case with Jain writings on Tirthankars and Veerashaiva writings on god Shiva and his famous devotees. As we progressed in time, these devotees written about were no longer ancient personalities from Hindu/Jain/Shaiva lore, but recent personalites (relatively speaking) from the Kannada speaking regions itself, such as Allama Prabhu, Akka Mahadevi, Basavanna etc. To not go into all these details, I just called it "accounted for" because two authors use that term. Perhaps I should re-word as "treated" as that could cover all types?.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

✅Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


 * "Around 900, Gunavarma I wrote the Sudraka and the Harivamsa." Is it the same Harivamsa or a translation???


 * DK Reply No, this is not that same Harivamsa. I dont have any futher information to indicate whether it was a translation or a different story altogether. In fact there is one more Harivamsa written in Kannada by Gunavarma (1070 CE) in the Western Chalukya court. It was fairly common to re-use names of classics. I will try to dig up more information ofcourse and I think I have a source for that.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 18:52, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

✅ provided disambiguation.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


 * "whom he favourably compared in the Sudraka to King Sudraka of ancient times." Can king Shuraka's date be given?


 * Dk Reply I did a google search and generally came across a date prior to 5th century. There is no certianity ofcourse, with some scholars even claiming him to be a mythical king.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 18:52, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

✅ clarified.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

--Redtigerxyz (talk) 13:22, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Isn't LIngayat and Veerashaiva same? Stick to one of them for consistency.

✅. If I find any more, will make it consistent.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 20:34, 2 March 2008 (UTC)