Siddalingaiah autobiography of benjamin

          The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.!

          Siddalingaiah's autobiography, Ooru Keri (Kannada: ) in the English translation ().

        1. Gandhi, M K. Gyatso, Tenzin Ooru keri: an autobiography / by Siddalingaiah.
        2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
        3. SIDDALINGAIAH (), Professor of Kannada in Bangalore University is a major poet in Kannada literature.
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          5. Editor’s Note: This month, that is April 2020, FII’s #MoodOfTheMonth is Dalit History, where we invite various articles about historical moments in Dalit movements as well as Dalits in history who have been part of the anti-caste movement in India..

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          Siddalingaiah is one of the first Dalit Kannada poet, playwright, activist, and politician. He is an Ambedkarite and one of the founders of the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (DSS), an organisation formed to fight for Dalit causes.

          In 1988, he became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and, in 2006, chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank. He has been head of the Department of Kannada at Bangalore University and a member of the University Syndicate of Kannada University, Hampi. 

          Literary Background

          Siddalingaiah is a part of the Bhandaya or Dalit Bhandaya movement in Kannada lite