Kota Sivarama Karanth memorial

Kota Shivarama Karantha is a popular Kannada writer and Yakshagana specialist. He was born in Kota village in 1902 and passed away in 1997, just 5 years short of century, when I was in Madhya Pradesh. Shivarama Karanth was the 3rd Kannada writer to win prestigious Jnanapeetha award, primarily for his novel- Mookajjiya Kanasugalu.

Recently a small memorial has been inaugurated in Kota town in the name of Shivarama Karanth. Located at about 1 km from Kota bus stand, Dr. Shivarama Karanth memorial was readied at an expense of about 2 crores. It houses an amphitheatre, a library, a small garden with statue of Dr Shivarama Karantha and few other facilities.

We paid a visit to this place last week. Some work was still in progress. Couple of photos of the venue for your reference.

Below: Tata Aria listening to Mookajji (silent granny)

If you’re passing through Kota town on NH17 (now NH 66), do make a point to visit this place. Take help from locals for directions. (Left turn near Hire devastanam while coming from Udupi side)

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