Maximum number of Odes written in Kannada language by a poet
The record for writing the maximum number of Odes in Kannada language was set by Doddarange Gowda (born on February 7, 1946) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He wrote 74 Odes (a lyric poem – one in the form of a particular subject) in Kannada language and published a book titled ‘Neelgavitegalu’ (ISBN: 978-81-96322-91-5), published by Kavya Spandana Publication in 2022, as confirmed on June 2, 2023.