Mogalli Ganesh who saw Kannada folk through a desi lens passes away
Senior Kannada writer, critic and folklore scholar Moyali Ganesh died on Sunday at his home in Hosapete in Vijayaagara. He was 63 years old. He survived by his wife and three daughters.
Prof. Ganesh has suffered from more than one organ discomfort for the last few years and has been hospitalized several times.
Bengaluru Güney (formerly known as Ramanagara) Channapatna Born in Santemogenahalli in Taluk. Ganesh came from a rural Dalit family and came to the forefront as one of the most original voices of Karnataka’s literary and folklore studies.
Prof. Ganesh was famous for his strong prose, radical criticism and distinguishing interpretations of the folklore and subaltern experience in Kannada literature.
Hampi belonged to the rare generation of scholar writers who have been teaching at the University of Kannada for decades, combining creative intensity with intellectual rebellion. Fiction, criticism and folklore research opened new horizons in the study of Kannada language, culture and marginal sounds.
The works, which are difficult to categorize, fused the suffering of Dalit consciousness with the philosophical depth of folk culture and the aesthetic energy of a natural storytelling. Critics often compared the creative power of Mahadeva, but with a darker, more introverted tone.
A main storyteller, collections – This is– Atte– Bhoomi– Mannu– CannonAnd Devaradari – The raw emotional intensity, deep empathy for the oppressed, and realism and a unique mixture of magic, is known as the “Mogal narrative mode olarak.
Prof. Ganesh redefined his folklore studies through the ‘Desi’ (Native) lens and challenged the western frames. Seminal works, Description And Dalita JanapadaHe developed a Dalit-Folk perspective, which proposes the cultural expressions of the oppressed as areas of legitimate knowledge, resistance and creativity.
As a critic, he did not compromise fearless and compromise. Through articles and columns, especially Lankesh And Obscene Magazines questioned the upper caste monopoly about literary criticism.
Unlike many contemporaries who clearly opposed globalization, Prof.Dr. Ganesh saw this as a potential way for Dalit salvation. In early studies such as Dalitaru Mattu Jagathikarana (1998) argued that globalization could help oppressed communities to get rid of feudal and caste -based pressures.
Contrary to peers such as Devanur Mahadeva and Siddalingaiah, who came out of direct base struggles, Prof.Dr. Ganesh has largely remained in the academy and interacted with literature rather than organized social movements.
In autobiography Nanembudu secondHe was reflected in his literary work as a form of “social movement .. However, this intellectual approach sometimes left it isolated from mass movements.
Although his irreconcilable stance contradicts the literary organization, his influence on his literary idea in Kannada is deep. Folklore reshaped the way of engaging with the world of criticism and fiction.
Nanembudu second He presented a brutal, honest, introverted expression of his personal struggles, creative loneliness and philosophical reflections that stand as one of the most boring autobiographical works of contemporary Kannada literature.
Published – 06 October 2025 07:00
