U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writer and critic in the Kannada language
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (Kannada: ಉಡುಪಿ ರಾಜಗೋಪಾಲಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ; 21 December 1932 - 22 August 2014) was an Indian writer and critic. He wrote in the Kannada language. He was thought to be as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement.[1][2] In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.[3]
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| Born | 21 December 1932 Melige, Tirthahalli taluk, Shimoga District, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Died | 22 August 2014 (aged 81) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Professor, writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Fiction, literary criticism |
| Literary movement | Navya |
He was the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during the late 1980s. He was one of the finalists of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2013.[4]
Ananthamurthy died of cardiac arrest caused by renal failure on 22 August 2014 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, aged 81.[5]
References
change- ↑ "U.R. Ananthamurthy". International literature festival Berlin. Foundation for Art and Politics and the Berliner Festspiele, German UNESCO committee. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
- ↑ "Jnanapeeth Awards". Ekavi foundation. Ekavi. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
- ↑ "Padma Bhushan Awardees". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Lydia Davis wins the Man Booker International Prize 2013". Man Brooker Prize. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ Veteran Kannada writer Anantha Murthy passes away
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