Ti. Nam. Shri, a grammarian par excellence
T. N. Srikantaiah, known endearingly to a generation of readers as Ti. Nam. Shri, was a Kannada poet, writer, translator, teacher and grammarian par excellence. Groomed under the able guidance of M. Hiriyanna and B.M. Srikantaiah, he in turn would nurture and guide such scholars as S. Ananthanarayan and M. Chidanandamurthy. Srikantaiah's magnum opus "Bharatheeya Kavyamimamse" remains to this day a most revered and respected work on poetics, linguistics and history of poetry across centuries. Srikantaiah was also the person responsible for coining the term 'Rashtrapathi' as a suitable vernacular equivalent for the 'President' of India — a usage that has been adopted into practice ever since! This biographical piece is a small tribute to this legend.—Ed
