Hampa Nagarajaiah

ಹಂಪ ನಾಗರಾಜಯ್ಯ – Hampa Nagarajayya
Born	October 7, 1936 Hampasandra, Gauribidanur taluk, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka
Pen name	Hampana – ಹಂಪನಾ
Occupation	Writer, professor
Nationality	India

Hampa Nagarajaiah (born October 7, 1936) popularly known by his pen name Hampanā, is a Kannada scholar on Jainism. He was born at Hampasandra Village located in Gowribidanur taluk, Chikkaballapura District in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Hampanā completed his early education at his native village and neighbouring towns such as Gowribidanur, Madhugiri, Tumkur and Mandya. Later he moved to Maharaja's College, Mysore from where he did his graduation in BA (Honours) and completed his post-graduation in Kannada under the intellectual inspiration of Kuvempu, Theenamshree, D L Narasimhachar, S V Parameshwara Bhatta, K Venkataramappa, DeJaGou at University of Mysore in 1959. He was soon appointed as lecturer in Kannada and served at Mysore Maharani’s College, Sahyadri College of Shimoga and Government College at Mandya, DRM College at Davanagere and Govt. Arts & Science College at Bengaluru. Meanwhile he acquired PhD from Bangalore University for A Comprehensive study of Vaddārādhane.

Hampanā has delivered guest lectures on Jainism at universities in UK, Germany and USA. He has also delivered lectures on linguistics, poetics and Jain literature at Bengaluru University, Mysore University, Mangalore University, Karnataka University, Kuvempu University, Mumbai University, Madras University and Madhurai University.

He served in capacities like professor and dean of arts faculty in Bengaluru University. He also officiated as Director of Jain Research Centre, Director of Institute of Jain Studies, and Director of Department of Kannada and Culture in Government of Karnataka before retiring in 1996.

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