Biography
Marpadi Veerappa Moily is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka. Moily was the former Chief Minister (and the first ethnic Tuluva Chief Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka.
Early Life
Veerappa Moily was born in a Tulu-speaking family in Marpadi Village, Moodbidri erstwhile South Canara. He belongs to Devadiga community. He did his B.A. from Government College (now known as University College) situated at Hampankatta in Mangalore city. He completed his B.L. from University Law College, Bengaluru.
Honors & Awards
- 2000 – Ameen Sadbhavana Award
- 2001 – Devaraj Urs Prashasthi
- 2001 – Aryabhatta award
- 2007 – Moortidevi Award for Shri Ramayana Mahanveshanam
- 2014 – Saraswati Samman for Shri Ramayana Mahanveshanam
- 2021 – Sahitya Akademi Award for the epic Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam
Works of Veerappa Moily
Moily has written a book The edge of time. It is a Kannada novel Tembare which examines, a complex cultural practice of coastal Karnataka, called bhutaradhane, or the worship of hero-spirits. The Pambada community, a marginalised dalit community, has as its hereditary profession, spirit impersonation during elaborate rituals. Mr. Moily explored two responses to this traditional and exploitative profession through two Pambada brothers: one who rebels and opts for formal education, and the other who tries to revive the true spirit of the ancient practice. (courtesy : Prasanta Varma, Advocate, Supreme Court of India). Mr. Moily is an advocate by profession, he entered politics about four decades ago and he became the chief minister of Karnataka in the year 1992. Moily is a literary figure of some note. He has served as a regular columnist for The Hindu and Deccan Herald (both English newspapers) and for Samyukta Karnataka, a Kannada daily. He has also authored several books, all in Kannada, being: * Thembare: A novel and perhaps his most critically acclaimed work, it has been translated into English under the title "The edge of time." * Kotta: Another novel, made into telefilms in both Kannada and Hindi, directed by M.S. Sathyu. * Suligali ("Typhoon"), a novel. It was adapted into a film titled, Premave Balina Belaku (1984) * Sagaradeepa: "Ocean lamp." A novel. * Milana: A play. * Parajitha: A play. * Premavendare: A play. * Halu-Jenu Maththe: An anthology of poems. * Nadeyali Samara: An anthology of poems. * Yakshaprashne: An anthology of poems. * Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam: This poem will be published in five volumes, the first four of which have already been released between February 2001 and March 2004. Originally published in Kannada, the epic poem is now being translated into Hindi. * Musings on India: A collection of his newspaper articles, Sapna Publications and Full Circle, New Delhi, 2001 Moily has written four volumes of an English book called Unleashing India, which outlines how India can be a super power after 25 to 30 years by leveraging and properly utilising its demographic dividend. The early three volumes of the book dealt with the following: one on agriculture, second on water and third on power sector. The fourth volume, "Unleashing India: The Fire of Knowledge" – which illustrates a detailed analysis of the deficiencies in the Indian education system, along with innovative strategies and solutions to address the educational needs.