WRITER

D. R. Bendre

1896 - 1981

D. R. Bendre

Dattātreya Rāmachandra Bēndre (31 January 1896 – 26 October 1981), popularly known as Da Rā Bēndre, is generally considered the greatest Kannada lyric poet of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the history of Kannada literature. A pioneering poet of Kannada's Navōdaya movement and a leading figure in the linguistic renaissance of Kannada in the region of North Karnataka (then part of the Bombay Presidency), Bendre forged a new path in Kannada literature and modern Kannada poetry through his original use of desi Kannada, particularly Dharwad Kannada – the form of Kannada spoken in the North Karnataka region of Dharwad. The richness, originality, and euphony of his poetry, his preternatural feel for the Kannada language, and his charismatic personality would result in him being hailed as a Varakavi (lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of D. R. Bendre has received more than 1,098,093 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. D. R. Bendre is the 2,109th most popular writer (down from 2,026th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from India (down from 240th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Indian Writer.

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1.1M
Page Views (PV)
55.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
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Among WRITERS

Among writers, D. R. Bendre ranks 2,109 out of 7,302. Before him are James Hilton, François Coppée, Terry Brooks, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael Choniates, and Patrick O'Brian. After him are Ramón Sampedro, Gaston Paris, Sholem Asch, James Herbert Brennan, Orderic Vitalis, and John Kennedy Toole.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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James Hilton
1900 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,103
François Coppée
1842 - 1908
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,104
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,105
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1919 - 2021
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,106
Michael Choniates
1140 - 1222
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,107
Patrick O'Brian
1914 - 2000
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,108
D. R. Bendre
1896 - 1981
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,109
Ramón Sampedro
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,110
Gaston Paris
1839 - 1903
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,111
Sholem Asch
1880 - 1957
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,112
James Herbert Brennan
1940 - 2024
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,113
Orderic Vitalis
1075 - 1142
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,114
John Kennedy Toole
1937 - 1969
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,115

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, D. R. Bendre ranks 98. Before him are Rudolf Schmundt, Zygmunt Berling, Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Carl Zuckmayer, Salim Ali, and Henry Allingham. After him are He Long, Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, Hans Cramer, Pierre Jeanneret, William A. Wellman, and Charlie Rivel. Among people deceased in 1981, D. R. Bendre ranks 66. Before him are Lotte Reiniger, Gunichi Mikawa, Valeri Kharlamov, Gloria Grahame, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, and Melvyn Douglas. After him are Ferruccio Parri, Jean Eustache, Ziaur Rahman, Nelson Algren, Kirill Kondrashin, and Franjo Šeper.

Others Born in 1896

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Rudolf Schmundt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1944
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 92
Zygmunt Berling
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1980
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 93
Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 94
Carl Zuckmayer
WRITER
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 95
Salim Ali
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1987
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 96
Henry Allingham
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 2009
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 97
D. R. Bendre
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 98
He Long
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1969
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 99
Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 100
Hans Cramer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 101
Pierre Jeanneret
ARCHITECT
1896 - 1967
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 102
William A. Wellman
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1975
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 103
Charlie Rivel
ACTOR
1896 - 1983
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 104