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- Life and Times - KaviShaila, Poets home after 1994 -

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		Kuvempu breathed his last on 10th November 1999. The hearts of Kannada people cried. Thousands of people from all over the state queued up in front of Udayaravi to pay last respects to their revered poet-philosopher. His mortal remains were then taken to KuppaLi. He was cremated there with full state honours. [Picked from Shri K. C. Shiva Reddy's book - Ugada Kavi (Poet of the Era). Translated to english by Shri R Vijayaraghavan]