Introduction about myself

NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF POETS

     Recently I have participated in the National Symposium of Poets conducted by Dept. of  Kannada and Cullture, Govt. of Karnataka at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore. I have represented KANNADA LANGUAGE.

     SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MYSELF

     Some of my writings have been taken to school, college and University Text books.  Interviews and programmes on my life and works were telecast by Doordarshan, Udaya and many other TV channels.  I had been on the Academic Council of St. Alosyius College, Mangalore, a deemed Institution, for the period 2007-09.  I am a successful Radio Broadcaster for more than 23 years,  written and produced over one hundred features, directed and broadcast over hundred Radio plays, interviewed more than one thousand  personalities.  Conducted several workshops for script writers and promising poets.  Trained and brought-in-to light more than five hundred writers and poets.  My lyrics have been set-to tune and broadcast by different AIR stations and telecast by Doordarshan centres.  I had a rare opportunity to serve in the Rojgar Yojna at PMO on deputation, about 3 months during 1989 when late Rajiv Gandhi was the PM.

    I was in the advisory committee of Labour Education for the period 2004-07 and also advisory committee member of Total Education Schme of Govt. of Karnataka for the period 1994-97. And also member of 'Kannada Jaagruti Samithi' (of Kannada Abhivruddhi Praadhikaara) at Hassan for the period 1997-1999.

     My wife K. Shailakumari  is a Post Graduate in Library Science and Mass Communication.  She is a writer and poetess and  also an artist of Carnatic Classical music. Besides she writes coloumns and criticism about performing arts such as Bharathnatyam and Carnatic classical music. My daughters Artha(18) and Ayana(16) are writers both in Kannada and English and artists of Bharathnatyam and classical music.   Son Aagamakrishna  is young (5 yrs)  and attending UKG at Mangalore.

     I have been served at AIR, Mangalore, Hassan, Mysore and again at Mangalore. Last three-and-half years back I was transfered to AIR, Karwar and now again transfered to AIR, Mangalore.