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U. R. Ananthamurthy

U R Ananthamurthy
Personal information
Birth date21 December 1932
Place of birthMelige, Tirthahalli taluk, Shimoga District, Kingdom of Mysore
NationalityIndia
OccupationProfessor, Writer
Influenced byRam Manohar Lohia, Gopalakrishna Adiga, Shantaveri Gopalagowda, M.K. Gandhi
Literary movementNavya

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Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy ( ; born December 21, 1932), is a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and is considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. He is well known among 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.

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Goa Arts & Literary Festival's Panel Discussion: Is this a Golden Age for Regional Literature - Part I with U. R Ananthamurthy and Mridula Garg. Hosted by Jose Lourenco
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Goa Arts & Literary Festival's Panel Discussion: Is this a Golden Age for Regional Literature - Part II with U. R Ananthamurthy and Mridula Garg. Hosted by Jose Lourenco
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Bhyrappa's 'tarlegalu' analogy raises hackles of Kannadigas - Daily News & Analysis Tweet this news
Daily News & Analysis--I am sure Bhyrappa did not use this word to describe millions of common Kannadigas,” Jnanpith award laureate Prof -UR Ananthamurthy- told DNA from Goa. ... - Date : Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:47:27 GMT+00:00
Enabling cultural expression in schools - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--Realising the wide chasm in this area, the MHRD set up a CABE (Central Advisory Board of Education) committee with Dr. -UR Ananthamurthy- as its Chairman, ... - Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:22:28 GMT+00:00
Karnataka BJP for anti-cow slaughter stir, ticks off governor - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--Opposing it, Congress and Janata Dal-Secular delegations also met Patil demanding she reject the bill. Writers led by Jnanpith awardee -UR Ananthamurthy- have ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:37:18 GMT+00:00
Writers seek CBI probe into scam - Deccan Chronicle Tweet this news
Deccan Chronicle--Led by Jnanapeeth award winner -UR Ananthamurthy-, they organised a protest in the city on Thursday, saying the scam was not restricted to Karnataka which ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:36:35 GMT+00:00
Save our homes, properties, cry citizens - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Writer -UR Ananthamurthy- stressed that the committee should clarify to the government that there should not be any road widening before the Metro project is ... - Date : Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:25:29 GMT+00:00
Opposition to widening of roads in City picks up - Deccan Herald Tweet this news
Deccan Herald--Jnanpith awardee -UR Ananthamurthy- stressed the need for creating peoples' fear factor among politicians. The government will give up such anti-people ... - Date : Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:02:07 GMT+00:00
Shyam Benegal to inaugurate Chitra Varsha tomorrow - Oneindia Tweet this news
Oneindia--Dr -UR Ananthamurthy-, who has been honoured by Jnanapeeth award, will also be present at the event. The main aim of 'Chitra Varsha' is to preserve those ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 10:02:28 GMT+00:00
A new form of expression - Express Buzz Tweet this news
Express Buzz--''He was impressed with the idea and wanted me to do the illustration for -UR Ananthamoorthy's- novel published in 'Bhashaposhini'.'' Though Sarat did not do ... - Date : Thu, 13 May 2010 04:39:21 GMT+00:00

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