01-03-1873
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05-06-1918
बंगलेकार नारायण कामत कोंकणी कवी, व्यापारी, जमीनदार, नाटककार कलावीद, ज्योतिषशास्त्र पंडीत जावनशीलो. तो 01-03-1873 इसवेंत दक्षीण कन्नड जिल्लाचे मूल्की गांवांत जल्मलो. तागेले बापय रामप्प कामती मूल्की गांवांत दोन माळिये बंगलो बांदिलो पयलो व्यक्ती, देकून तांचे घराणेक बंग्लेकार म्हळेले नांव आयलें. तो बहु भाशा विद्वांस जावनशीलो. तागेले प्राथमीक शिक्षण मूल्की गांवांत जालें. तो नारायण म्हळेले अंकितनाम वापरन कविता रचयतशीलो. तो केनरा बॅंकाचो स्थापक निर्देशकां पयकी एक जावन आशीलो.
साहित्य वावर
ताणे प्रह्लाद चरित्र, ध्रुव चरित्र, पार्वती परिणय, द्रौपदी वस्त्रापहरण इत्यादी नाटक रचन, निर्देशन करून स्वत नटन केलां. ताणे मूल्की गांवांत एक नाटक शाला बांदोवन नाटक खेळयतालो. ताणे साकी म्हळेल्रें मराठी छंदस वापरन भगवद्गीता कोंकणीन गीतामृत साकी रचन केलां. ताणे तागेले ज्योतिष्य ज्ञान वापरन कंडुदनु पेळ्वे ब्रह्मांडनायकने म्हळेलें पद रचन केलां. तशेंच केशवादी 24 नांव वापरन पालिसु करुणदी गीत रचन केलां. ताणे दासपदाचे रीतीर खूब ल्हान कीर्तना रचन केल्यात. तो कीर्तनेचे आखरेक तागेले आनी तागेले बायलेलें नांव सहीत लक्ष्मी नारायण म्हणून चमत्कारिक जावन वापरतालो. तो अगर्भ श्रीमंत घराणेंत जल्मलो आनी तो देवळाक, नाटकाक उदार दान करतालो. तो समाज सुधारक आशीलो. सारस्वत समाजाचे सुधारणेक ताणे विशेष प्रयत्न केलां. संयुक्त परिषदाचे भावनां समाजाचे मुखेलींक दीवनु त्याखातीर जाती बहिष्कार शिक्षेक फावो जालो. त्या खातीर सरकारी न्यायालयाक वचूका जालें. कोंकणींत ताका बरें वाक्पटुत्व आशीलें देकून देश संचार करून अनेक गांवांत समाज सुधारणेचें उपन्यास दितालो.
Banglekar Narayan Kamath was a Konkani poet, businessman, landlord, dramatist, actor, astrologer from Mulki, Karnataka. He was born on 01-03-1873 in Mulky,Dakshina Kannada District. His father Ramappa Kamath was the first who built a double storied house in Mulky. Hence they were called as Banglekar’s. He completed his primary education in Mulki. He was a scholar of many languages. Narayan was his pen name. He was one of the founder director of Canara Bank.
Literary work
Narayan Kamath had wrote, directed and acted in Prahlada Charitra, Dhruva Charitra, Parvati Parinaya, Draupadi Vastrapaharana drama. He has estblished a drama hall in Mulki to stage the dramas. He was an expert in Marathi grammer and wrote Konkani Geetamaruta Saki, Bhagavadgeeta using Marathi saki Chandas. He has composed a poem Kandudanu Pelave Brahmandanayakane, using his Astrological knowledge. He has used 24 Keshavadi Namas in a poem Palisu Karunadi. He was born in a rich family and he donated generously for temple and as a patron for drama, music, etc. He was also a social worker. He convinced the leaders of his society for samyukta parishad, but he got punishment of boycott from caste. So he went to court. He was a very good orator and gave many lectures about social reforms in the nearby villages.
