03-02-1910
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27-05-2002
स्वातंत्र झुजारी आनी बहुभाशा प्रवीण जावनशीलो कुंदापुर नरसिंहराय बाबण्ण कामत, के.एन. राव दांडेली म्हणून फामाद जाला. तो 03-02-1910 इसवेंत कुंदापुर तालूकाचे कुंभाशीं गांवांत जल्मलो. लक्ष्मीदेवी आनी बाबण्ण रामचंद्र कामत तागेले आवय बापय. भाशा साहित्य क्षेत्रांत नांव पावीले ताका साभार 16 भास येताशिल्यो. ताणे सस्य शास्त्रांत बि.एस्सी. पदवी घेतलां.
क्रांती जीवन
नरसिंहरायान अडेस वरस महात्म गांधीले साबरमती आश्रमांत तरबेत घेतलें. कोटेश्वराचे सारायी दुखान मुखार पिकेटिंग केलेल्याक ताका जैल शिक्षा भोगुका जालें. कार्नाड सदाशिव रावान ताका स्वातंत्र संग्रामाचे दीक्ष दिलें. उप्रांत सदाशिव रावा सांगत मिटा सत्याग्रह, कर निराकरण, क्विट इंडिया चळवळींत ताणे भाग घेतलें. 1921 इसवींत उत्तर कन्नड जिलांत स्वातंत्र आंदोलन आरंभ जालें. नरसिंहरायान शिरसींत ल्हान होटेल आरंभ करून थंय करपत्र वितरण आनी इतर चळवळींत भाग घेवन 4 वरस 10 महिने भारताचे 8 जैलांत शिक्षा भोगलें. उप्रांत साबरमती आश्रमांत राष्ट्रीय शाळाचें आडळीत ताका लाभलें. शिरसींत 1934 इसवींत हनुमान व्यायाम शाळा आरंभ करून 100 तर्नाटेंक पैल्वान तरबेत दिलें आनी विकासाश्रम स्थापन केलें. मद्रास विश्वविद्यानिलया थावन ब्याचलर ऑफ़ फिसिकल कल्चर पदवी घेतलें. नेताजी सुभासचंद्र भोसाले आपोवणेक मान दीवन ब्रिटीष सेनाधिकारलें. आनी इंडियन नेशनल आर्मीक मेळून बर्मा, सिंगापुरांत चार वरस क्याप्टन जावन वावर केलें. स्वातंत्रा उप्रांत अरण्य इलाखेंत आर.एफ़.ओ. जावन वावर केलें. 1948 इसवींत उत्तर कन्नड जिला दोडनळींत कृषी आरंभ केलें. जयसिंह वाचनालय आनी प्राथमीक शाळा आरंभ केलें. दांडेली गांवांत गौडसारस्वत ब्राह्मण समाज स्थापन केलें. माधव मंजुनाथ शानभागान आयोजन केलेले अखील भारत कोंकणी परिषदाचें पयले सम्मॆळ्नांत स्वयं सेवक जावन वावर केलां. कन्नड आनी कोंकणी भाशेंत ताणे साभार साहित्य रचन केलां. चारी गांवची काणी, मच्चो, पुरंदर भजन, हरिभक्ती सार, श्री कृष्ण सुप्रभात, कोंकणांतलें सस्यराशी ताणे बरयिलें कोंकणी कृतियो. सुधारणे, नवजीवन, अभिनंदन, मलेनाडु, बिदिरुवळ्ळिय कोटे दांडेली, रंगवल्ली ताणे बरयिलें कन्नड कृतियो. ताणे दांडेली न्यूस म्हळेले त्रि भाषा पत्रिका संपादक जावन प्रसार केलां.
मान स्म्मान
के.एन. रावाक साहित्य आनी सामाजीक सेवेक साभार प्रशस्ती लाभलां. त्या पयकी भारत स्वातंत्रोत्स्व स्वर्ण जयंती विशेष प्रशस्ती (1999), डा. टि.एम.ए. पै फ़ौंडेशन प्रशस्ती (1995) कर्नाटक कोंकणी साहित्य अकाडेमी प्रशस्ती (1998), को.म. कारंत प्रशस्ती, इर्वत्तूर कमलाक्ष गोवर्धन प्रशस्ती, कन्नड साहित्य परिषत आनी भारती प्रकाशन साहित्याराधन वेदिके प्रशस्ती प्रमुख जावनसात. तो अखिल भारत कोंकणी साहित्य सम्मेळन आनी कन्नड साहित्य सम्मेळनाचो अध्यक्ष जावनशिलो(1993).
Kundapur Narasimhray Babanna Kamath well known as K.N. Rao, Dandeli was an Indian freedom fighter and writer from Dandeli, Uttar Kannada District. He was born on 03-02-1910 in Kumbhashi, a villege in Kundapura Taluk. Smt Lakshmidevi and Babanna Ramachandra Kamath were his parents. He was expert in 16 languages including Konkani. He was B.Sc. graduate in Botany.
Career
K.N. Rao was trained about two and half years in Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram. He was punished jailed for picketing infront of a bar in Kundapur. Karnad gave him deeksha of freedom fighting. Later he participated in salt satyagraha, Quit India Movement along with Karnad Sadashiv Rao. In 1921, freedom fight movement started in Uttar Kannada district. Rao opened a small hotel in Sirsi and started to distribute pamplets. He participated in many movements and spent 4 years 10 months in 8 prisons in various places of India. Later he joined as a co-ordinator of a school in Sabarmati Ashram. In 1934, He started Hanuman Vyayam Shala in Sirsi and trained 100 youths. He also started Vikasashram in Sirsi. At the same time he took Bachelor degree in Physical Culture. He prohibited British Army after the call given by Subhaschandra Bhose and joined National Army and went to Burma, Singapore as a captain of army. He has worked as a forest officer after the Independence. in 1949, He started agriculture in Dodnali, Uttara Kannada district. Also started Jayasimha library and a primary school. He established Gauda Saraswatha Brahman Samaj in Dandeli. He was volunteer in first conference of All India Konkani Parishad organised by Madhav Manjunath Shanbhag. He wrote many books in Konkani and Kannada. Chari Ganvanchi Kani, Maccho, Purandara Bhajan, Hari Bhakti Sara, Shri Krishna Suprabhata, Konkanantule Sasyarashi were his Konkani works. Sudharane, Navajeevana, Abhinandan, Malenadu, Bidiruvalliya Kote Dandeli, Rangavallie are his Kannada Works. He also edited and published dandeli News in three languages.
Honour
K.N. Rao was honoured with many awards. He was honoured by Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy (1998), Indian Independence Golden Jubilee Special Award (1999), Dr. TMA Pai Foundation Award(1995), Irvattur Kamalaksh Govardhan Nayak Award, Ko. Ma. Karanta Pratishthana Prashasti (2000), Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Bharati Publications Sahitya Aradhana Vedika Prashasti and many more.
