M. V. Seetharamiah

Mysore Venkatadasappa Seetharamiah
BornSeptember 9, 1910
Mysore, Mysore Kingdom
DiedMarch 12, 1990 (aged 80)
Bangalore, Karnataka
Pen nameRaghava
OccupationAuthor, professor
Alma materMysore University
Literary movement
Notable worksSri Vijaya kruta Kavirajamarga, Udayadityalankara
Notable awardsKarnataka Sahitya Academy Award, Rajyotsava Prashasti, and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Award

Mysore Venkatadasappa Seetharamiah or M. V. See (pen name Raghava; 9 September 1910 – 12 March 1990) was an Indian Kannada language author, editor and translator. Through a career spanning over sixty years, he published over 100 works spanning short stories, poetry, novels, and dramas. Some of his notable works included Sri Vijaya kruta Kavirajamarga, a retelling of the classical Kavirajamarga, Udayadityalankara, a work on Kannada poetics, and also other works on ancient Kannada language grammar.

Seetharamaiah was a recipient of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award, Rajyotsava Prashasti, and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Award for his contributions to Kannada literature. He also set up the Bangalore-based B. M. Shri Pratisthana, an organization focused on advancing Kannada language literary studies.