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Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (died 1986)

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Born
June 6, 1891
Died
June 6, 1986
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1891

About Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means "Maasti, Kannada's Treasure". He is most renowned for his short stories. He wrote under the pen name Srinivasa. He was honoured with the title Rajasevasakta by then Maharaja of Mysore Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadeyar. He published his first work, Rangana Maduve in 1910. He won the Jnanpith Award in 1983 for his novel Chikka Veera Rajendra.

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Masti Venkatesha Iyengar timeline

  1. He published his first work, Rangana Maduve in 1910.
  2. He won the Jnanpith Award in 1983 for his novel Chikka Veera Rajendra.

The world when Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was born

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

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  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

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Population64.0M341 million

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