M. V. Seetharamiah
Mysore Venkatadasappa Seetharamiah | |
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| Born | September 9, 1910 Mysore, Mysore Kingdom |
| Died | March 12, 1990 (aged 80) Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Pen name | Raghava |
| Occupation | Author, professor |
| Alma mater | Mysore University |
| Literary movement | |
| Notable works | Sri Vijaya kruta Kavirajamarga, Udayadityalankara |
| Notable awards | Karnataka 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.