DVG Road
Road Name: DVG Road named after
Road Location: Basaveshvar Nagar, Basavangudi
Famous for: Literary
Works such as Manku Thimmana Kagga
Detailed
Description:
DVG road is one of the famous roads in
Bangalore, which is usually crowded and full of traffic. It passes through
Gandhi Bazar from Nagasandra Circle and was originally called Nagasandra road.
DVG road is named after the renowned Kannada
writer, philosopher, Devanahalli Venkatramanaiah
Gundappa. The road was named after him for he lived there for long. He was
born on the 17th of March in 1887 in the subtle town of Mulbagal in
the Kolar district. He was known for his versatility. He wrote plays,
biographies, poems, and essays on philosophy, religion and politics. DVG
belonged to an ordinary family of Tamil Brahmins who had settled in
Mulbagal.
He studied at a local school and went to High School in
Kolar. He attempted the Matriculation examination but didn’t get through
Kannada, Mathematics and Science. His formal education ended at this time. He
was a linguist and went on to master Kannada, Sanskrit and English. He has
written a lot on his favorite subjects which include- History, Jurisprudence, Economics,
and Political Sciences.
This versatile man was also a journalist and started
Kannada newspapers, “Kannada” and “Bharat”. This earned him a lot of respect.
He also started a weekly publication called “Sumathi”, which published dozens
of book in a course of eight months. He also started “The Karnataka”, an
English magazine that was to be published twice a week with the help of Diwan
Visveswaraih. The first issue was published on 2nd April 1913.
His contribution to literature is immense. Some of them are
listed down below:
· Vasantha Kusumanjali
(1922) – poem
· Mankuthimmana Kagga -
poem
· Saahitya Shakti -
essay
· Samskruti- essay
· Vidhyaranya Vijaya –
drama
· Kanakaaluka – drama
· Tilottamey – drama
· Diwan Rangacharlu-
biography
· Gopala Krishna Gokhale-
biography
The road is home to some amazing stores such as Vidhyarthi
Bhavan whose business has been running successfully since 1943. The food
quality and the menu card continue to remain the same and is a ‘must visit’ for
every Banglorean or tourist.
DVG has been awarded the Padmabhushan by the Government of
India in 1974 for his contribution to the vast literature of India. He has also
won the respect and love of the people.
This great man left the earth and reach heavenly abode on
the seventh of October 1975. He has left behind an ocean of literature that
will keep giving memories about him for generations to come.
Contributed by: Harshitha Kalyanaraman, 8-E,
References:
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavanagudi
· https://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/blog/dvg.htm
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