Born : 21 December 1932,Melige, Tirthahalli taluk, Shimoga District, KarnatakaOccupation : Professor, Writer
Nationality : India
Genres : Fiction
Literary movement : Navya
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy born December 21, 1932, is a leading contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and is considered as one of the most important representatives of the Navya movement. Ananthamurthy is counted among the most eminent Indian authors. He is the sixth person among seven recipients of the Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language, the highest literary honor conferred in India.In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.
Awards
Jnanpith award in 1994
Padma Bhushan in 1998
Rajyothsava award in 1984
Sahitya academy award in 1983
Maasti award in 1994
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