[ZESTCaste] Critic turns bitter at Dalit poet’s book launch

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Critic turns bitter at Dalit poet's book launch

Express News ServiceFirst Published : 29 Dec 2009 03:59:00 AM ISTLast
Updated : 29 Dec 2009 10:15:23 AM IST

TUMKUR: A debate over poets and religious heads allegedly striving to
engineer political influences for material gain overshadowed a book
release function, which also witnessed a personal attack noted dalit
poet on K B Siddaiah, here on Monday.

At the launch of Siddaiah's poetry collection 'Gallebaani,' the critic
Nataraj Huliyar from Bangalore University's Kannada department turned
against Siddaiah's use of political motifs in his poetry. Countering
the poet's claim of his poetry being a reflection of a socio-spiritual
journey, Huliyar charged that the poetry had nothing new.

"Starting from his first book, all including the new one sound the
same and the poet has been using his skills for political gain. His
poetry is a political journey," he said.

In the presence ZP president Jayamma Danappa and newly elected MLC Dr
M R Hulinayker in the function, Nataraj accused Siddaiah of
transforming into a politician.

"I was skeptical about whether he is a poet or a politician," he said.
Poet-activist Du. Saraswathi praised Siddaiah. Noted critic Ki Ram
Nagaraj interpreted Siddaiah's poetry as a spiritual journey. He
alleged the religious heads of selling spirituality.

Writers Agrahara Krishnamurthy, Tumbadi Ramaiah, Mudnakudu Chinnaswami
and artist K T Shivaprasad, who designed Siddaiah's book cover, were
present.

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