P. T. Narasimhachar
Purohita Thirunarayana Narasimhachar (17 March 1905 – 23 October 1998), commonly known as PuTiNa, was a playwright and poet in the Kannada language. Along with, Kuvempu and D. R. Bendre, he forms the well-known trio of Kannada Navodaya poets. He was a Sahitya Akademi fellow and the winner of the Pampa Award, awarded by the Government of Karnataka in 1991. Life and career. Narasimhachar was born on 17 March 1905 into an orthodox Iyengar family in the town of Melkote in Mandya district of Karnataka. Apart from being a writer, PuTiNa also worked in the army of  Mysore state and later in the legislature of the Government of Mysore state. He died on 23 October 1998. Literary contributions. PuTiNa was one of the catalysts of the Navodaya style of Kannada literature. According to Lakshminarayana Bhat, "At a broader level, the growth of the Navodaya style of literature resembles the growth of the writings of PuTiNa". In his first collection of poems "Hanathe", he conveys profound insights into significant moments in life by using a simple language and style. Many of PuTiNa's writings detail the beauty and majesty of nature, bordering on the spiritual. Two of his  well-known writings are "Ahalye", which subtly narrates the conflict between kama and dharma, and "Gokula Nirgamana", which narrates the departure of Krishna from Gokula. PuTiNa's essays reflect his dominant poetic personality.