ಬಂಟ್ಸ್
ನ್ಯೂಸ್, ಮಂಗಳೂರು: ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ 35ನೇ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ
ಹಿರಿಯ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸ ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಎ.
ವಿವೇಕ ರೈ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಗೌರವ
ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇಟ್ ಪ್ರದಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
Dr. B A Viveka Rai, a native of Mangaluru,
Karnataka was a guest professor with the Department of Indology, University of
Wurzburg, Germany till recently. Earlier he was a Professor of Kannada
Language, Literature and Folkloristics in Mangalore University, Karnataka.
Prof. Viveka Rai has also been the Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University, Hampi
and the Karnataka State Open University (2007-09). He has done extensive
studies on Tulu, the regional language of Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada and
published volumes of literature on the same. Tulu song “Yekka Saka” from
popular movie “Koti Chennayya” was written by Prof. Viveka Rai.
Dr B.A.
Viveka Rai- A profile
Dr. Rai hails from the Punacha village of Puttur in Dakshina Kannada District
and has completed his Masters degree in Kannada from Mangalore University and
Ph.D from Mysore University. He has served Mangalore University as Lecturer,
Reader, Professor and Head of the Department for about 34 years in teaching and
research of Kannada. Currently he is serving as a Guest Professor, Dept.of
Indology, University of Wurzburg, Germany.
He has served as the Vice Chancellor of Hampi Kannada University and Karnataka
State University, Mysore. He is also the founder president of Tulu Sahitya
Academy. He has honorary membership at Folklore Fellows, Finland, Central
Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Folk and Yakshagana
Academy, Governing Committee of Central Kannada Sahithya Parishath, Udupi
regional folk arts research centre at Udupi, and Pilikula Nisarga dhama trust,
Mangalore.
He has been conferred upon with Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, Muliya Thimmapayya
Award, Presidentship of the Karnataka folk literature conference, Karnataka
Culture Conference, Karnataka Desi Conference, World Tulu Sammelan held at
Dubai.
Tulu Proverbs, Tulu riddles, Tulu culture, Tulu folk literature, Indian
traditions, riddles in literature, Gilisoove, Irula Kannu, Hindana hejje,
Rangadolagana Bahiranga, Bagilanu teredu, Inside Germany, Kannada linguistic
writings, Nettara Maduve, Siri Epic as performed by Gopala Naika, along
with 15 more works have been compiled by Dr. Rai. He has also been the Chief
Editor of History of Tulu literature and the Kannada Jain Samputa.
He has undertaken research in countries like Germany, Finland,
Switzerland, Japan, America, England, Austria, France, Dubai, Abudhabi, Sharjah
and has guided 16 Ph.D researchers and 10 M.Phil researchers. Currently he is
creating and maintaining the “Samskrithi Grama” or Culture village at Pilikula
Nisargadhama and is also undertaking the translation of Kannada literature into
German language.