R. Ganesh

R. Ganesh (Rangaswamy Ganesh) an Indian avadhani, polyglot, author, extempore poet.
Sahitya Akademi Award recipient.
Known as "Shatavadhani Ganesh."
One of India's foremost practitioners of the art of Avadhana.
Performed more than 1,300 avadhanas in Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu, and Prakrit.
Only Shatavadhani from Karnataka.
Known for extempore poetry (Ashukavita) and Chitrakavya compositions.
Set a record by composing poetry continuously for 24 hours.
Performed the first-ever Shatavadhana entirely in Kannada in 2012.
Performed his 1,000th avadhana in Bengaluru on 16 February 2014.