Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya
Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya (April 10, 1932 – July 17, 2020) was an Indian Tulu scholar.[1] His monumental book, Tulu Lexicon edited by him and his wife, was the standard work in Tulu linguistics.[2][1]
Life
[edit]His father was Sitaram Upadhyaya, a Shivalli Madhva Brahmin priest and reputed scholar in the court of Raja of Travancore. He was native of Uliyargoli near Udupi. He was married to Susheela Upadhyaya who died at 77 and also contributed to Tulu and Kannada literature and culture.[3]
Career
[edit]Upadhyaya was a linguist whose subject spanned the languages Tulu, Kannada, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Tamil Hindi, French and English. He started his career in 1958 as the assistant librarian in Oriental manuscript library. He taught at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore and at Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute in Pune for decades. The Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai Samshodana Kendra had published the Lexicon in Udupi.[4] Dr.Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya died on July 17, 2020[5] He said Tulu language has potential to become a classical language.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eminent scholar U.P. Upadhyaya passes away near Udupi". The Hindu , English daily. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Emeneau, M. B.; Upadhyaya, U. P. (April 1991). "Tulu Lexicon [tuḷu nighaṇṭu], Vol. 1". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 111 (2): 421. doi:10.2307/604062.
- ^ "Udupi,Senior writer Dr U P Upadhyaya passes away". Daiji World. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Now, Tulu has a real dictionary!". Rediff.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Eminent Tulu scholar UP Upadhyaya Dies of COVID-19". Mangalore Today. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "'Tulu has potential to get classical status'". Deccan Herald, English daily newspaper. Retrieved March 22, 2024.