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Obituary: Kannika Hegde

I was sad to hear (from my mom, via phone) that Kannika Hegde of Honavar passed away last week. She was a poetess --wrote short verses. But I know her mostly as a friend, an activist and a patron of literature. Kannika Hegde (1951-2018) She ran this (shows how old I am and a times I lived in -- almost like a fairy tale now) -- one person post office in my town. She knew of my famous parentage and was very fond of me when I went to the post office. This is when I was 8 or 9 years old. I really liked to go to her post office (there was another, bigger one in town) -- I loved the Morse code and enjoyed her affection. Years later, she became a neighbor. And the library that my mom built in my dad's memory is actually opposite to Kannika Hegde's house. If my memory serves me right, both Mrs. Hegde and her husband Mr. Hegde previously served on Kamat Memorial Trust. Kannika was a misfit in the small town. Townseople didn't comprehend her caliber or accepted her feministic viewpoints. But she was loved and admired by people who recognized her struggles and achievements. Her below poem, almost reads like an autobiography... It's Her Poem by Kannika Hegde (Translation is mine) She has a story Story is actually a verse with rythm and beats It has the cover of modernism Perhaps the story doesn't automatically uncover But it reveals to the determined like the dance of Yakshagana! She has everything except the strings of heart are not connected. That's what they say. (Comments Disabled for Now. Sorry!) First Written: Sunday, February 18, 2018 Last Modified: 5/23/2023 10:42:30 PM

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