L. Hanumanthaiah
Lankappa Hanumanthaiah is an is an Indian Dalit poet, Indian politician, of Indian National Congress and a Member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, from the state of Karnataka. Early life and background. Lankappa Hanumanthaiah was born to Lankappa and Shrimati Channamma on 10 June 1958. Hanumanthaiah studied at Government Science College, Bangalore, Post Graduate Studies in Kannada Literature at Bangalore University and Ph.D. from Mysore University.