Muddana

Nandalike Lakshminaranappa, known by his pseudonym Muddana (24 January 1870 – 15 February 1901), was a Kannada writer and a Yakshagana poet.

He coined the word Kannadam Kasthuriyanthe, where he heartily compares his beloved language Kannada to Kasthuri.

These published literary works include Adbhuta Ramayanam (in modern Kannada prose style), Sri Rama Pattabhishekam (242 Shatpadi format poetry stanzas), ಹಾಗೂ Sri Ramashwemedham (reputedly his greatest work[citation needed]).

It emerged in 1929 (that is, 28 years after his death), when Central College Karnataka Association in Bangalore published its Muddana Commemorative Edition book.

("kannadam katthuriyalthe"), which tells us the love, affection,gratitude he had for Kannada language.He says Kannada smells so pleasantly as kasthuri(Kasthuri(musk) is a substance secreted by Deer musk to attract the female counter, Alternatively it was extensively used as a natural Perfume in Royal courts and temples also as a human spray during olden days as it was renowned for its pleasant odour).