G. P. Rajarathnam

G. P. Rajarathnam (1909–1979),^[2] known by his pen name as Bhramara (Bee),^[3] was a Kannada author, lyricist and poet in Karnataka, India.^[4][5][6] Rajarathnam was well known for composing poems for children. Nissar Ahmed once said "he understood the minds of children, and their need. Some of his works have remained a challenge for translators even today".^{[7][8][9][10]}

Rajarathnam wrote on Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. A road has been named after him in Bengaluru, of the state.^[11][12]

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.^[13]

Rajarathnam ^{[ 14 ]} schrieb 230 Werke in 338 Publikationen ^{[ 15 ]} , darunter Bücher wie Rathnana Padagalu (Ratnas Lieder) ^{[ 16 ]} und Nagana Padagalu (Nagas Lieder) [ ^{17 ]} sowie Kindergedichte wie Nayi Mari Nayi Mari (Hündchen, Hündchen) , Bannadha Thagadina Thuthoori (Bunte Metallfolie) ^. Trompete) und Ondhu-Yeardu (Eins-Zwei) . Es war bekannt, dass seine Werke ein Zusammenfluss aller Religionen waren. ^{[ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ]}

Er war der Lehrer des Kannada-Dichters GS Shivarudrappa . ^{[ 23 ]}

• "Helkolokondoru" ^{[ 85 ]}