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Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:translator
gptkb:poet |
gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkb:University_of_Chicago gptkb:Indian_Institute_of_Advanced_Study |
gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Sahitya_Akademi_Award
gptkb:Padma_Bhushan |
gptkbp:birth_date |
1929-03-16
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gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:India
Karnataka, India |
gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Vijay_Ramanujan
gptkb:Ravi_Ramanujan |
gptkbp:contribution |
mentoring young writers
advocating for cultural preservation exploring themes of identity and belonging editing literary journals promoting literary criticism engaging with the concept of the 'other' in literature writing about the relationship between literature and memory exploring the role of tradition in modern literature exploring the relationship between art and politics advocating for regional languages advocating for social justice through literature bridging Indian and Western literary traditions advocating for the importance of literary education. engaging with feminist literary criticism engaging with myth and history examining cultural hybridity examining the impact of colonialism on literature examining the nature of creativity exploring the role of memory in literature exploring the role of storytelling in culture influencing contemporary poets participating in literary festivals promoting Kannada literature writing about the Indian diaspora writing about the role of the poet in society writing essays on literature and culture writing on folklore and oral traditions examining the role of the reader in interpreting literature writing about the impact of globalization on literature promoting intercultural dialogue through literature exploring the intersection of language and identity writing about the significance of place in literature |
gptkbp:death_date |
1993-07-13
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gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA |
gptkbp:field |
gptkb:folklore
gptkb:literature gptkb:criticism poetics |
gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:translator
gptkb:poetry |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
A. K. Ramanujan
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gptkbp:influenced |
Indian literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
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gptkbp:known_for |
Poetry and translation
translations of classical Indian literature |
gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Kannada
English |
gptkbp:nationality |
Indian
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gptkbp:notable_influence |
cultural studies
translation studies postcolonial literature Indian English poetry |
gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Collected_Poems_of_A._K._Ramanujan
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gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Academic
gptkb:translator gptkb:poet |
gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Malathi_Ramanujan
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:The_Enigma_of_the_Absolute |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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