Early life T. V. Venkatachala Sastry
t. v. venkatachala sastry s birthplace (harohalli village, kanakapura, bangalore)
t. v. venkatachala sastry born on 26 august 1933 @ harohalli village in kanakapura taluk of bangalore district brahmin parents venkatasubba sastry , subbamma. belongs telugu-speaking south indian mulukanadu sect. parents had little education , devotees of ramakrishna order.
education
t. v. venkatachala sastry during student years (also seen - s. srikanta sastri - fifth left, bottom row)
sastry had primary schooling @ kanakapura near bangalore. finished intermediate course in 1947–48 , 1948 until 1954, pursued undergraduate , post-graduate degrees @ university of mysore, enrolled in yuvaraja college , came under influence of kannada professors n. anantarangachar , u. k. subbarayachar. in 1950, joined b. a. (honours) course in kannada @ maharaja college. among teaching faculty renowned scholars k. v. puttappa (kuvempu) taught pampa bharata , literary criticism , d. l. narasimhachar (history of literature), s. srikanta sastri (cultural history of karnataka)(see group photograph), k. v. raghavachar (kannada classic – basavarajadevara ragale ), n. anantarangachar (kannada grammar – shabdamanidarpana ), t. s. shamarao (vachanas of basavanna) , parameshwar bhatt (bharatesha vaibhava). worked on pampa, ranna, harihara, nemichandra, raghavanka , kumaravyasa utilizing ancient texts both mysore university library , oriental research institute, mysore. completed master of arts (kannada) degree maharaja college, mysore in 1953–54.
t. v. venkatachala sastry @ graduation (1953–54)
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