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Dinakara Desai

Indian politician and poet · India · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1909 to 1982 · aged 73

Dinakara Desai was a poet, writer, educationist, and political activist. He was famous for his poetry form called chutuka. Chutuka or chutuku is a quadraplet poem. This format was later adopted by other poets. He made major contributions towards the literary development of the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

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Country
India
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1982 · aged 73