UNC – 150th Birth Anniversary of Kavi Muddana

Nandalike Lakshminaranappa, known by his pseudonym Muddana, was a Kannada writer and a Yakshagana poet. He was also known as Mahakavi (“Great Poet”) or Mahakavi Muddana. He was born on 24 January 1870 in Nandalike in Karkala taluk in Karnataka, India. His father was Pathaali Timmappaiah and mother Mahalakshmamma. His best known works include Ratnavati Kalyaana(Yakshagana), Sri Rama Pattaabhisheka, Adbhuta Ramayana and Sri Ramashwamedha. His literary works have been used extensively in Kannada literary educational book. Suffering poverty and poor health, Muddana died at the age of 31 on 15 February 1901.