Nowadays I hardly read Kannada fiction. I was thinking about all the authors I have read and the ones I have missed. The list doesn't look extensive. I have observed that I have not read any poetry and plays. I have skipped most of the female literary figures (apart from a children's story teller). But I might have seen movies based on many of these authors' works and I might have seen the plays and also I might have studied poetry in the school. But I have always been a reader of prose in the form of fiction or non-fiction.
I thought of ranking my favourite authors. So here is the list.
I thought of ranking my favourite authors. So here is the list.
1. Poornachandra Tejaswi
2. B G L Swamy
3. Masti Venkatesha Ayyangar
4. Shivaraya Kulakunda (Niranjana)
5. Subrahmanya Raje Aras (Chaduranga)
6. Devanuru Mahadeva
7. Kota Shivarama Karanta
8. Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (Kuvempu)
9. Goruru Ramaswamy Ayyangar (Goruru)
10. Anupama Niranjana
11. S L Bhairappa
12. Ha Ma Nayaka(Hamana)
13. Patila Puttappa (Papu)
14. Ta Ra Subbarao (Tarasu)
15. Aa Na Krishnaraya (Aanakra)
16. Bhimasena Rao (Beechi)
And the authors I shouldn't have missed reading(not ranked).
Anasuya Shankar (Triveni)
M K Indira
Sara Aboobakkar
U R Ananthamurthy
Girish Karnada
Chandrashekara Kambara
T P Kailasam
P Lankesh
Baraguru Ramachandrappa
