{"id":4489,"date":"2019-01-01T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:05:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T07:35:08","slug":"india-public-domain-2019-seven-indian-authors-whose-works-entered-public-domain-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/01\/india-public-domain-2019-seven-indian-authors-whose-works-entered-public-domain-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"India Public Domain 2019: Seven Indian authors whose works entered public domain in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years (2012<\/a>,2013<\/a>,\u00a02014<\/a>,\u00a02015<\/a>,\u00a02016<\/a>,\u00a02017,\u00a0<\/a>2018<\/a>)\u00a0 Pothi.com has compiled a list of Indian authors whose work has entered public domain at the beginning of this year. The criteria for\u00a0this year\u2019s\u00a0names is\u00a0that the author died in the calendar year 1958 and the work\u00a0was published before his death.\u00a0In case the work\u00a0was published after the author\u2019s death, it will only come out of copyright after 60 years from the date of publication.<\/p>\n

We have collected the data\u00a0from various sources including Wikipedia and other online sources, some which we will be linking here. The information provided is not foolproof, so if you notice any errors or are aware of other writers who died in 1958 and whose names have not been mentioned here, please let us know.<\/p>\n

When an author enters public domain, it means that most of his works are now free to be republished, translated, and converted to different formats. This way the long-gone author breathes life again and gains new readership. Help us in our quest to conserve our rich literary culture.<\/p>\n

Bhamidipati Kameswara Rao (1897-1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was an exponent of Telugu comedy drama, an educationist and genius, also christened \u2018Hasya Brahma\u2019. His humorous plays were inspired by French writer Moliere, many of whose plays he adapted into Telugu, and Gurajada Appa Rao\u2019s works, whose use of spoken regional dialect made a mark on him. He also wrote original prahasanas. His works have been compiled in Bhamidipati Kameswararao Rachanalu-Vols.1 and 2.Other works includeThyagaraja Atmavicaram and Bataa khani. According to his biographer Patanjali Sastry, \u201cThough he wrote comedies, he remained an introvert and never smiled even when some one cracked a joke.\u201d informs Patanjali Sastry. Bhamidipati was greatly influenced by Gurajada Appa Rao\u2019s works, especially for its modernity and use of spoken regional dialect.<\/p>\n

Sir Jadunath Sarkar CIE (1870 \u2013 1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"He was a prominent Indian Bengali historian who specialized particularly in the life and times of Aurangazeb. He was also the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University. He was honored by Britain with a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire CIE and knighted in 1929. Published works by Sarkar include The India of Aurangzib (1901). His five-volume History of Aurangzib<\/em> was a labour of ove that lasted twenty-five years. It took another twenty-five years to finish his four-volume Fall of the Mughal Empire<\/em> in 1950. His single-volume works include Chaitanya: His Pilgrimages and Teachings<\/em><\/a> (1913) and Shivaji and His Times<\/em> (1919).<\/p>\n

Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika (1870-1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"He was a prominent poet belonged to the Jonaki era of Assamese Literature. He was popularly known as ‘Jnan Malinir Kobi’ among the people of Assam. He\u2019s been called a \u2018symbol of national integration\u2019 and a person with great secular thoughts. Some of his poetic works include Jnan Malini<\/em> and Totwo Parijaat<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Taraknath Das<\/strong>\u00a0(1884 \u20131958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was an anti-British\u00a0Bengali\u00a0Indian revolutionary and internationalist scholar. He discussed his plans with\u00a0none less than Tolstoy. He was a professor of\u00a0political science\u00a0at\u00a0Columbia University\u00a0and a visiting faculty in several other universities. He founded the Indian Independence League. He set out for Japan with the project of a vast study on\u00a0Japanese Expansion and its significance in World Politics which appeared as a book in 1917 with the title,\u00a0Is Japan a menace to Asia?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Teja Singh<\/strong> (1894-1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was a writer, translator, Principal and scholar based in Punjab who pioneered the Singh Sabha literary movement. \u00a0He learnt Gurmukhi, Urdu and Persian from his local\u00a0gurdwara\u00a0and mosque, while grazing livestock and doing household work. After his initiation into the Khalsa fold and his formal education, he became more and more anti-British. He worked at Khalsa college, Amritsar and wrote several essays about Sikhism. Some of his books include Growth of Responsibility in Sikhism<\/em> (1919), Highroads of Sikh History<\/em>\u00a0(1935) and A Short History of the Sikhs<\/em> (1950). He wrote his autobiography Arsi <\/em>and compiled\u00a0 English-Panjabi\u00a0and\u00a0Panjabi-English\u00a0Dictionaries. He was also part of creating an M.A. course in Panjabi, which he taught himself.<\/p>\n

Vallathol Narayana Menon<\/strong>\u00a0(1878\u00a0\u2013 1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"This Keralite writer also called Mahakavi was one of the\u00a0triumvirate poets of modern Malayalam, along with\u00a0Kumaran Asan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer<\/a>.\u00a0 His knowledge of Sanskrit was sound and from a very young age he wrote poems which were published. It was the\u00a0Mahakavya<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Chitrayogam <\/em>based on a story from the\u00a0Kathasaritsagara<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 that shot him into the literary foreground. Shortyly after the publication of his eleven volume work commenced. Vallathol wrote on a variety of themes including the injustices that people faced, Christian symbolism, romance, Hindu mythology and his own personal health issues. He was awarded the\u00a0Padma Bhushan<\/a>\u00a0title, India’s third highest civilian award, in 1954.\u00a0 He founded the\u00a0Kerala Kalamandalam<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0revitalised the traditional Keralite dance form known as\u00a0Kathakali<\/a>. Many of his books are available at Amazon<\/a>. Some of them include\u00a0Abhivadyam,\u00a0<\/em>Achanum Makalum,\u00a0<\/em>Badhiravilapam,\u00a0<\/em>Bandhanasthanaya Anirudhan,\u00a0<\/em>Bapuji,\u00a0<\/em>Bhaval Sthotramala,\u00a0<\/em>Sahitya Manjari \u2013 11 Volumes <\/em>and many others.<\/p>\n

\"\"Vidyagauri Nilkanth (1876-1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was one of the first two women graduates of Gujarat and she was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and writer. Along with her husband, she\u00a0wrote many articles, books and jointly edited a magazine. She was immersed in social causes such as providing adult education and educating women, even widows and dropouts.\u00a0She founded Lalshanker Umia Shanker Mahila Pathshala, which was later affiliated to\u00a0SNDT (Karve) University<\/a>. She was a prolific writer and contributed to women\u2019s magazines such as\u00a0Gunsundari<\/em>,\u00a0Streebodh<\/em>, and\u00a0Sharada<\/em>. With her sister, she translated\u00a0R.C. Dutt<\/a>\u2019s book,\u00a0The Lake of Palms<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the years (2012,2013,\u00a02014,\u00a02015,\u00a02016,\u00a02017,\u00a02018)\u00a0 Pothi.com has compiled a list of Indian authors whose work has entered public domain at the beginning of this year. The criteria for\u00a0this year\u2019s\u00a0names is\u00a0that the author died in the calendar year 1958 and the work\u00a0was published before his death.\u00a0In case the work\u00a0was published after the author\u2019s death, it will only … Continue reading “India Public Domain 2019: Seven Indian authors whose works entered public domain in 2019”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[68],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-1ap","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4228,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/11\/india-public-domain-2017-17-indian-authors-whose-works-entered-public-domain-in-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":4489,"position":0},"title":"India Public Domain 2017: 18 Indian authors whose works entered public domain in 2017","date":"January 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In keeping with our tradition (2012,2013,\u00a02014, 2015, 2016), we have compiled a list of Indian authors whose work has entered the public domain at the beginning of this year. 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