Muddled Muff’s Musings

D. V. Gundappa (1887-1975) was a litterateur, journalist and philosopher who is regarded as one of the stalwarts of modern Kannada literature. He is the celebrated author of other notable works such as Marula Muniyana Kagga, Jivanadharmayoga (which won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1967), Vasantakusumanjali, Antahpuragite and Jnapakachitrashale. He established Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs in 1948 which continues to nurture the wisdom and spiritual conscience of the public as envisaged by DVG. DVG as he is popularly known, has translated and adapted literary classics from other languages to Kannada and enriched its corpus - Umarana Osage (Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat) and Macbeth (of William Shakespeare) are notable examples. He also wrote philosophical essays and political commentaries.

Chandana Sri S is a Bangalore based surgeon with an interest in literature, poetry and art. She enjoys writing and translating in Kannada and English verse.