U R Ananthamurthy is one of the pioneers of the Navya literary movement in contemporary Kannada literature. He is a Jnanpith award winner and a renowned academic, who’s well known for his striking literary work. His Early Years and Education Ananthamurthy was born on the 21st of December 1932 in Melige village in Karnataka’s Shimoga […]
The Popular Novelist – K. Shivarama Karanth
K. Shivarama Karanth was a famous Kannada novelist playwright, environmentalist, social activist and film-maker. Ramachandra Guha once fittingly hailed Shivarama Karanth as the ‘Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India’ for being the exceptional writer and social activist that he was. His Early Life and Initial Years Shivarama was born to Shesha Karanth and Lakshmi in Kota, […]