Mandira Jaya Appanna

Mandira Jaya Appanna, born on May 21^st, 1942 at Bethugrama, near Napoklu was a renowned poet and author of various legendary works in kodava thakk and other languages like Kannada and English.

Father

Kondira Palangappa – Commercial growers

Mother

Kondira Bollamma

Husband

Dr. Mandira Appanna – W.H.O

Children

Vidya

Sandhya

Vivek Chengappa

Vikram

Education

• Napoklu High school
• Madikeri Government College
• Hindi – Praveshika, Madras Hindi Prachara Sabha
• Degree graduate in History

Monumental Work

“Kodava Jaya Bharatha” – Epic of Mahabharatha in Kodava Language

Literary Work

• Paate Joppe – Poetry Collection
• Kombe kooth – Poetry Collection
• Polangothi – Record of Songs
• Jaya Jhenkhaara – Kannada Poems
• Vedhike – 6 plays
• Kathemothhe – 8 stories
• Vajrakuncha – Kannada Work
• Trio Chief – 100 (English + Kannada)
• Chendott – Hockey description (Kodava + Kannada)
• Aayira Nellige – Mukthaka (Kodava)
• Kodava Jayabharatha Mahakavya – Shatpadi, release 16.6.2011
• Iron Judge – DTP Completed (English)
• Krishna Sings? – DTP Completed (Bhagavathgeetha)
• Soundtracks – 4 – Thengora, Kroda, Ainmane, Pombolcha
• Attended several Poetry Conferences: District, State, National, International, Millennium 2000 concert
• Managed about 46 programmes on Television for about 14 years
• Member of Prasara Bharathi, Delhi,
• Member of Dooradarshana Bangalore ‘Movie Censor Board’ for about 2 years
• Vice president for about 4 years in Kannada Lekhakiyara Parishathu

Honors – From Various Organisations

Poetry Concerts

• State Level – Cauvery Kodava Sangha, 1998 – Presided Over
• Mysore dasara State Level Poetry Conference
• Madikeri Dasara – Multilingual Poetry – Presided Over

Awards

• Athimabbe 2000 books Award
• Sahithya Ratna Kannada Abhivridhi Balaga, Award
• ‘Suvarna Karnataka’ Award, ‘Akshara’ Academy Honorary letter
• All India Kannada Sahithya Parishathu 77^th National Conference Award 2011
• International Poet Meet – Millenium – 2000
• Awarded with a Citation at the Royal Mysore Palace Auditorium for winning 2nd Prize in the State Level “English Poetry Competition” May 21st 2000
• Kannada Culture Department – Rashtreeya Souhardha Kavimela- 2004
• Kuvempu Kavimela – Kannada Sahithya Parishathu – 2011
• ‘Igno’ – Tagore Chair National Poetry fair – 2011
• Aadichunchanageri – National Poetry Fair – 2009
• “Karnataka Rajyotsava Award” in 2011
• Kendra Sahithya Academy’s BASHA SANMAN PRASHASTHI in 2012; received posthumously by son Vivek Chengappa in 2012 at Shillong

In the memory of Sahithi Mandira Jaya Appanna “Sahitya Sangama trust” a Semi Government organisation of Ramanagara gives “Mahakavi Jaya Appanna Prashasthi” to eminent women writers.

Jaya Appanna passed away at the age of 70, on November 7^th 2012.