U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian Kannada-language writer and critic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement.[1] In 1994, he became the sixth Kannada writer to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.[2][3] In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.[4] 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.[5] He remained a fervent critic of nationalistic political parties until his death from kidney failure and cardiac arrest on 22 August 2014.[6]
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Born | Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (1932-12-21)21 December 1932 Melige, Thirthahalli, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India |
Died | 22 August 2014(2014-08-22) (aged 81) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Occupation | English Professor, Vice Chancellor, President Sahitya Akademi and National Book Trust |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Mysore University, University of Birmingham |
Period | 1950-2014 |
Genre | Story, Novel, Poetry and Criticism |
Subject | Various Themes |
Literary movement | Navya |