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Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi ((カンナダ語:ಮಲ್ಲೇಶಪ್ಪ ಮಡಿವಾಳಪ್ಪ ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ); 28 November 1938 – 30 August 2015) was an Indian scholar of Vachana sahitya (Vachana literature) and academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. A noted epigraphist of Kannada, he was awarded the National Sahitya Akademi award in 2006 for ''Marga 4'', a collection of his research articles. Kalburgi was shot dead in the morning of 30 August 2015 at his residence in Dharwad district of Karnataka by two unidentified men. Kalburgi, was a progressive voice among Lingayat, a caste group dominating Karnataka state politics. Kalburgi's life work has been to provide insights and raise new perspectives into the Lingayat history and community, which have many times lead to controversy and opposition from other members of the powerful Lingayat community that he was member of.〔http://thewire.in/2015/08/30/yesterday-basavanna-today-kalburgi-9597/〕 He came under criticism from his lingayat community of Karnataka, after he was accused of making "derogatory references" to Basava, a 12th-century philosopher who is revered by the community, Basava's wife and sister, in his ''Marga 1'', a work on Kannada folklore, religion and culture. In 2014, he had spoken against idolatry in Hinduism. Following which a case was registered on the basis of a complaint by a Hindutva activist against Kalburgi for hurting religious sentiments. == Early life and education == M. M. Kalburgi was born on 28 November 1938 in Yaragal village of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency (now in Sindagi taluk of Bijapur district, Karnataka) of British India. His parents Madivalappa and Gowramma were farmers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-all-you-need-to-know-about-slain-rationalist-and-scholar-mm-kalburgi-2120320 )〕 He received his primary education from government schools in Yaragal and Sindagi, and high school education from a school in Bijapur. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from a college in Bijapur after which he acquired a post-graduate degree in Kannada language from Karnatak University, Dharwad, in 1962, with a gold medal.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「M. M. Kalburgi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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