Huilgol Narayana Rao

Huilgol Narayana Rao (4 October 1884 - July 1971) was a popular playwright in the modern Kannada literature and a freedom fighter. Narayana Rao is best known as the poet who composed the then state anthem of the Karnataka State Udayavagali Namma Cheluva Kannada Nadu which heralded the birth of Karnataka .[1] The popular song was sung by Huilgol Narayan Rao at Karnataka Unification Conference held in 1924, which was also the venue which hosted the 1924 Indian National Congress Session in Belgaum.

Huilgol Narayana Rao
Born(1884-10-04)4 October 1884
Huilgol, Gadag district, Karnataka
Died(1971-07-00)July 1971
OccupationPlaywright, Poet, Lawyer
NationalityIndia

References

  1. Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti) (Volume 2 ed.). Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. p. 914. ISBN 81-260-1194-7.
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