K.S. Nisar Ahmed, who passed away on Sunday, is a household name in Karnataka because of poems such as ‘Nityotsava’, which featured in the first-ever cassette of Kannada ‘Bhava Geete’ in 1978. It ...

His works include ‘Manasu Gandhi Bazaaru’, ‘Nityotsava’, ‘Sanje Aidara Male’ and ‘Manadondige Mathukathe’. His ‘Anaamika Anglaru’, an anthology of poems, won the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award in ...

Mysuru: The beauty of Shivamogga district has influenced many of the works by K S Nisar Ahmed. Perhaps the best manifestation of this inspiration is found in Nityotsava, the song in praise of ...

Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed, the Nityotsava (celebration of every day) poet of Kannada was born on February 5, 1936 at Devanahalli. He was a leading poet in Navya literary movement.

Karnataka’s rich history holds within it the echoes of poetry, dance and music. Home to highest number of poet laureates in the country, it is no wonder that dancer Madhu Nataraj and singer MD Pallavi ...

The decision by the State Government to request poet Nissar Ahmed to inaugurate Dasara is heartening to all Kannadigas, despite several crooked minds reading it as a poll strategy. If the government ...