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Indian writer

Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (17 March 1887 – 7 October 1975), popularly known as DVG, was an Indian writer, poet and philosopher in Kannada-language. He is one of the stalwarts of modern Kannada literature.

His most notable work is the Mankuthimmana Kagga ("Dull Thimma's Rigmarole", 1943), which is similar to the wisdom poems of the late medieval poet Sarvajna.^[2]

Legacy

Main article: Mankuthimmana Kagga

Published in 1943, Mankuthimmana Kagga is one of the best known of major literary works in Kannada.

The title of this work can be translated as "Dull Thimma's Rigmarole".^[3][4] Facing life's challenges with cheerfulness, understanding everything as a divine play, recognizing our own and others needs, honoring human aspirations and dreams, working for noble causes and above all, dissolving our ego in mature thinking are among the great thoughts that the Kagga offers.

Countless similes, metaphors and a