Prominent Kannada poet, writer Dr. B A Sanadi no more
Kumta: Prominent Kannada poet Dr. B A Sanadi passed away on Sunday morning at his residence here in Kumta at the age of 86 years. The mortal remains of the several awards winning poet will now be taken to his native for funeral.
A Sanadi was born on 18 August 1933 in the Shindoli village of Belgaum district.
Named Baba Saheb Ahmed Saheb Sanadi by his parents, Dr. Sanadi rose to fame as Dr. B A Sanadi in the world of Kannada literature. He was known for his poetry, children’s literature, translations, playwriting and as a prominent director.
He began his career as the senior officer at Mumbai’s Akashvani. At Mumbai Akashvani, he started interviewing famous poets of Kannada and aired Kannada dramas, lectures, plays etc of ‘Mumbai Akashvani’.
He completed his secondary schooling from G A High School in Belgaum and completed his graduation from Lingaraj College of Karnataka University in Economics. He later joined Bedkihal-Shamanewadi's new high school as a teacher.
In 1949, Sanadi’s first poem ‘Jai Karnataka’ was published in ‘Navayuga magazine’. In 1962 he was appointed as the assistant editor of Belgaum’s Vikas Magazine.
He has presided and inaugurated the district and All India ‘Kannada Sahitya Sammelan’. He also presided over the Kannada Poet’s get together in Toronto, Canada.
In April 2011, he toured countries like UAE, Singapore, Malaysia and USA as a representative of Uttara Kannada and Belgaum District Kannada Sahitya Sammelan.
Sanadi also received prestigious Pampa Award, Kannada Rajyotsava Awards, Shreshta Horanada Kannadiga Award, Gorooru Prathishtana Sahitya Prashasthi and Niranjana Prashasti award in his career. He was recently also awarded with the Karanth Award in October last year.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
