Kayyar Kinhanna Rai

Rai in 2010

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai (Kannada: ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಕಿಞ್ಞಣ್ಣ ರೈ) (8 June 1915 – 8 August 2015) was an Indian independence activist, author, poet and a journalist.[1][2][3][4][5] He used to work with Gandhi when peacefully fighting for India's independence.[6]

Kai died from pneumonia at a hospital in Badiyadka, Kasaragod, Kerala at the age of 100.[7]

References

  1. "Kayyar Kinhanna Rai | World Tuluvas Network". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  2. Kayyar Kinhanna Rai – Rediff Pages
  3. "Kayyara Kinhanna Rai Felicitated by Vatal Nagaraj | News – The Dakshin Times". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  4. "Kayyara Kinhanna Rai to be felicitated on June 8". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 6 June 2009. http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060656550500.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2015. 
  5. "Kasargod: Sahitya Sammelan Invitation Handed Over to Poet, Dr Kayyara". Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. "Kasaragod meet to discuss border issues". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 31 July 2010. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kasaragod-meet-to-discuss-border-issues/article543948.ece. 
  7. ಕಾಸರಗೋಡಿನ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಗಟ್ಟಿದನಿ ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಕಿಞ್ಞಣ್ಣ ರೈ ಅಸ್ತಂಗತ (in Kannada)