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UR Ananthamurthy
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy is a contemporary Kannada-speaking Indian writer and critic. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered to be one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 1994, he became the sixth Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Prize, India's highest literary title. In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan Prize awarded by the Indian government. He was vice rector of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala in the late 1980s. He was one of the finalists of the 2013 International Bookwriter Award. He remained a staunch critic of nationalist political parties until his death from failure. kidney and cardiac arrest on August 22, 2014.
BornDecember 21, 1932, Melige, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
DiedAugust 22, 2014, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationEnglish Professor, Vice Chancellor, President Sahitya Akademi and National Book Trust
NationalityIndian
Alma materMysore University, University of Birmingham
Period1950-2014
GenreStory, Novel, Poetry and Criticism
SubjectVarious Themes
Literary movementNavya

About UR Ananthamurthy

Novelist UR Ananthamurthy was born in India on December 21, 1932. He dies at the age of 81, on August 22, 2014.

Ananthamurthy is most known for his participation with the Navya movement in Kannada writing in the 1950s, and he wrote a series of acclaimed psychological novels, including Bharathi Pura, Samskara, and Bhava.

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UR Ananthamurthy before becoming famous

UR Ananthamurthy was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1932 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

He began his teaching career at the former institution after getting his master's degree from the University of Mysore and his PhD from the University of Birmingham.

Achievement of UR Ananthamurthy

A 1994 Jnanpith Award, a 1998 Padma Bhushan, and a 2013 Man Booker International Prize nomination are among his many literary accolades.

UR Ananthamurthy's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Anuradha and Sharat, his children, were born to him and his wife, Esther.

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Ananthamurthy was active in politics, running for a seat in the Indian Lok Sabha in 2004 but losing, and was later loud in his opposition to Indian Prime Minister Politician Narendra Modi.

UR Ananthamurthy Income & Net worth

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Latest information about UR Ananthamurthy updated on March 22 2023.