G. P. Rajarathnam
{{Short description|Indian writer (1909–1979)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = G. P. Rajarathnam
| image = G.P.Rajarathnam-pic.jpg
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| birth_place =Gundlupet, Chamrajnagar, Karnataka, India
| birth_date = 5 December 1909
| death_date = 1979 (aged 70)
| occupation = Story writer, lyricist, author, poet, translator, editor
| genre = Children's literature, Biography criticism, interpretation, fiction, prayers and devotions, poetry
| notableworks = Rathnana Padagalu, Nagana Padagalu
| pseudonym = Bhramara
| alma_mater = Master of Arts
| language = Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, English
| spouse = Lalithamma, Seethamma
| relatives = Sridhar (son)Shaila Sridhar Rajarathnam (daughter-in-law)Srimathi Sampathkumar (daughter) and Srilata Vijayakumar (daughter){{cite news |title= 25 works of children's writer G.P. Rajarathnam released |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/25-works-of-childrenrsquos-writer-G.P.-Rajarathnam-released/article15189048.ece |newspaper= thehindu.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180609091419/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/25-works-of-childrenrsquos-writer-G.P.-Rajarathnam-released/article15189048.ece |archive-date= 9 June 2018 |df= dmy-all }}
| children =
| nationality = Indian
}}
G. P. Rajarathnam (1909–1979),{{cite book |title=Modern Indian literature, an anthology |year=1992 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788172013240|volume=2 |page=645 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&q=%22G.P.+Rajarathnam%22&pg=PA645 |access-date=2010-01-02 }} known by his pen name as Bhramara (meaning:Bee),{{cite web |title= Rajaratnam, G. P., 1909-1979 |url= http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81129585.html |publisher= The Library of Congress |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201558/http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81129585.html |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all}} was a Kannada author, lyricist and poet in Karnataka, India.{{cite web |title= G.P. Rajarathnam, Writer |url= https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/gp-rajarathnam/38910 |website= bookmyshow.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021324/https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/gp-rajarathnam/38910 |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}{{cite web |title= 431-G.P. Rajarathnam |url= http://samvada.org/431-g-p-rajarathnam/ |date= 1 September 2010 |website= samvada.org |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311211727/http://samvada.org/431-g-p-rajarathnam/ |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}{{cite web |title= Madkerili Manju - Compositions of GP Rajarathnam |url= http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Bhaavageethe/home/Madkerili-Manju-GP-Rajarathnam.php |website= kannadaaudio.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092442/http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Bhaavageethe/home/Madkerili-Manju-GP-Rajarathnam.php |archive-date= 13 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }} Rajarathnam was well known for composing poems for children. Nissar Ahmed, once quoted as "he understood the minds of children, and their need. Some of his works have remained a challenge for translators even today".{{cite news |title= 25 works of children's writer G.P. Rajarathnam released |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/25-works-of-childrenrsquos-writer-G.P.-Rajarathnam-released/article15189048.ece |newspaper= thehindu.com |date= 22 March 2008 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180609091419/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/25-works-of-childrenrsquos-writer-G.P.-Rajarathnam-released/article15189048.ece |archive-date= 9 June 2018 |df= dmy-all }}{{cite web |title= Kriyative theatre to present Ratnan Parpancha |url= http://folkfactory.in/category/poets/page/2/ |website= folkfactory.in |date= 8 October 2016 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201505/http://folkfactory.in/category/poets/page/2/ |archive-date= 10 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}{{cite news |title=25 works of children's writer G.P. Rajarathnam released |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2008-03-22 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008032253960500.htm&date=2008/03/22/&prd=th& |access-date=2010-01-02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524195941/https://www.webcitation.org/5mTZ1P8G6?url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl%3Ffile=2008032253960500.htm&date=2008/03/22/&prd=th& |archive-date=24 May 2024 |url-status=usurped }}{{cite book |title= Rājaratnam kr̥tigaḷu : vividha lēkhakaru |df= dmy-all |oclc= 19361870 }}
Rajarathnam wrote on Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. A road has been named after him in Bengaluru, of the state.{{cite web |title= G P Rajarathnam Road |url= http://indiaplacesmap.com/Karnataka/Places/G-P-Rajarathnam-Road-728787 |website= indiaplacesmap.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201630/http://indiaplacesmap.com/Karnataka/Places/G-P-Rajarathnam-Road-728787 |archive-date= 10 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}{{cite web |title= Restaurants around GP Rajarathnam Road, A Block, Bengaluru |url= https://www.zomato.com/bangalore/gp-rajarathnam-road-a-block-restaurants/thai |website= zomato.com}}
Personal life
Rajarathnam was born in 1909, in Gundlupet, Chamrajnagar, Karnataka. His ancestors belonged to Tirukkanapur agrahara of Tamil Nadu's Naga city. They migrated to Mysore, Karnataka in 1906. Rajarathnam's wives were Lalithamma and Seethamma.{{cite web |title= G P Rajarathnam |url= https://chiloka.com/celebrity/g-p-rajarathnam |website= chiloka.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201414/https://chiloka.com/celebrity/g-p-rajarathnam |archive-date= 10 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}
Career
Rajarathnam{{cite web |title= G. P. Rajarathnam |url= http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/3125.htm |website= kamat.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170826021333/http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/3125.htm |archive-date= 26 August 2017 |df= dmy-all }} wrote 230 works in 338 publications{{cite web |title= Rajaratnam, G. P. 1909-1979 |url= http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81129585/ |website= worldcat.org |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311140844/http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81129585/ |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }} including books such as Rathnana Padagalu (Meaning: Ratna's songs){{cite book |title= Ratnana padagalu |df= dmy-all |oclc= 20668169 }} and Nagana Padagalu (Meaning: Naga's songs),{{cite book |title= Nāgana padagaḷu |df= dmy-all |oclc= 20662585 }} and children's poems such as Nayi Mari Nayi Mari (Meaning: Puppy dog, puppy dog), Bannadha Thagadina Thuthoori (Meaning: Colorful metalfoil trumpet) and Ondhu-Yeardu (Meaning: One-Two). His works were known to be a confluence of all religions.{{cite web |title= Ratnana Padagalu - Nagana Padagalu |url= https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/ratnana-padagalu-nagana-padagalu-gp-rajaratnam-812800963x-9788128009631 |website= sapnaonline.com}}{{cite web |title= Ratnana Padagalu-Nagana Padagalu |url= http://chaitrabookhouseonline.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=229 |website= chaitrabookhouseonline.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201619/http://chaitrabookhouseonline.com/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&product_id=229 |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}{{cite web |title= Past events for g p rajarathnam in bangalore |url= https://www.eventshigh.com/bangalore/g+p+rajarathnam |website= eventshigh.com |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201557/https://www.eventshigh.com/bangalore/g+p+rajarathnam |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all}}{{cite web |title= Ratnan Parpancha |url= https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/bangalore/7a92b47465fbf1335d40b38488039ebf-ratnan-parpancha?src=ecbox |website= eventshigh.com |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180311140902/https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/bangalore/7a92b47465fbf1335d40b38488039ebf-ratnan-parpancha?src=ecbox |archive-date= 11 March 2018 |df= dmy-all}}{{cite book |title= Namma Rājaratnaṃ. |df= dmy-all |oclc= 20792954 }} He was the teacher of Kannada poet Dr.Shivarudrappa.{{cite news |title= Rare insights into Rajarathnam's life |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Rare-insights-into-Rajarathnamrsquos-life/article15271646.ece |newspaper= thehindu.com |date= 3 August 2008 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180609091419/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Rare-insights-into-Rajarathnamrsquos-life/article15271646.ece |archive-date= 9 June 2018 |df= dmy-all }}
Bibliography
{{quote box|align=right|width=246px|quote="Put me in hell, slit my tongue, stitch up my mouth, I’ll still sing kannada songs through my nose," |source=—G.P. Rajaratnam, on his love of singing in mother tongue, as quoted in The Hindu{{cite news |title= Kriyative theatre to present Ratnan Parpancha |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kriyative-theatre-to-present-ratnan-parpancha/article6489578.ece |newspaper= thehindu.com |date= 11 October 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180609091419/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kriyative-theatre-to-present-ratnan-parpancha/article6489578.ece |archive-date= 9 June 2018 |df= dmy-all }}}}
Filmography
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- Olave Mandara (lyricist) (2011)
- Kallara Santhe (lyricist) (2009)
- Suntaragaali (lyricist) (2006)
- Gokarna (lyricist) (2003)
- A (lyricist) (1998)
- Chitrakoota (lyricist) (1980)
- Mother (lyricist) (1980){{cite web |title= Mother (ಮದರ್) |url= https://chiloka.com/movie/mother-1980 |website= chiloka.com |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201638/https://chiloka.com/movie/mother-1980 |archive-date= 10 March 2018 |df= dmy-all }}
- Havina Hede (lyricist) (1981)
- Devadasi (lyricist) (1978)
- Anireekshitha (lyricist) (1970)
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= Popular songs =
- "Helkolokondoru"{{cite news |title=Create awareness on importance of reading books |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2007-07-09 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007070957100400.htm&date=2007/07/09/&prd=th& |access-date=2010-01-02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524200023/https://www.webcitation.org/5mTZ47al0?url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl%3Ffile=2007070957100400.htm&date=2007/07/09/&prd=th& |archive-date=24 May 2024 |url-status=usurped }}
References
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Category:Indian children's writers
Category:Kannada-language writers
Category:20th-century Indian poets