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- Life and Times - His Trip to Calcutta -

Introduction Kuvempu- His Birth, Childhood and Life His Initiation into Learning- School Days A Poem That Became His Childhood Guru His Studies at Mysore His First English Poem Kannada at the Time of Colonial Rule His Meeting the Irish Poet James H Cousins His Writing poetry in Kannada His Trip to Calcutta His Marital Life His Teaching and Writing KaviShaila, Poets home after 1994		In 1929, Kuvempu became a teacher. After that, during the Dasara holidays he went on a trip to Calcutta and to Belur Mutt with Swami Siddeswarananda and Devangi MAnappa. He also obtained an initiation from Swami Shivananda. He became much more cheerful by these experiences and his love for the metaphysical-Adhyatma- unfolded many times thereafter. [Picked from Shri K. C. Shiva Reddy's book - Ugada Kavi (Poet of the Era). Translated to english by Shri R Vijayaraghavan]