
Literary works Yearīottom Item Part 8 (Collection of Articles) Later, he produced several TV programs and acted in some movies. After this success, he started a magazine O Manase which focused on difficulties and troubles of young people. The columns like Love Lavike, Bottom Item and Khaas Baat apart from Papigala Lokadalli which was about the underworld, created many admirers and his paper was the largest circulated newspaper over the five years.

Sangam Dev which he published from his Padmanabhanagar office in Bengaluru. After coming to Bengaluru, he started his own newspaper Hai Bangalore on Septem along with R. Career īelagere started his career as a lecturer of history, working as a lecturer of history in Bellary, Hassan and Hubli before heading to Bengaluru in 1984. He was an ardent fan of Khushwant Singh and he said he was attracted to leftist ideology and he had no political leanings. His second wife Yashomati has a son named Himavanth. His first wife has three children namely Chethana Belagere (daughter), Bhavana Belagere (daughter) and Karna (son).

His first wife is Lalitha and the second wife is Yashomati, who was his colleague at Hai Bangalore office. Married life īelagere has been married twice. Later, he completed his master's degree in history and archaeology from Veerashaiva College, Bellary.

He studied his high school education from Siddhaganga High School, Tumkur for couple of years and he failed in SSLC. His mother's name is Parvathamma and his father was a writer. Personal life Early life īelagere was born on 15 March 1958 at Sathyanarayanapete, in Bellary. He founded Bhavana Prakashana, Prarthana School and Bhavana Audio Reach. He was the editor of the Kannada-language tabloid Hai Bangalore and fortnightly magazine O Manase. Ravi Belagere (15 March 1958 – 13 November 2020) was an Indian writer and journalist based in Bangalore, Karnataka.
