ಒಂದು ಬದಿ ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ, ಒಂದು ಬದಿ ಕಡಲು
ನಡು ಮಧ್ಯದಲಿ ಅಡಕೆ ತೆಂಗುಗಳ ಮಡಲು
ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡದ ಚಪ್ಪರವೆ ನನ್ನ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುವೆನು ನಲ್ಲೆ.....
-Dinakara Desai
Dinakara Desai (ದಿನಕರ ದೇಸಾಯಿ) was a poet, writer, educationist, and political activist. He was famous for his poetry form called chutuka (also known as Chutuka Brahma).Chutuka or chutuku is a quadraplet poem. This format was later adopted by other poets. He made major contributions towards the literary development of the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.
