M. Chidananda Murthy

M. Chidananda Murthy
Born(1931-05-10)10 May 1931
Doddamallapura,Hirekogalur, Channagiri taluk, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India
Died11 January 2020(2020-01-11) (aged 88)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
OccupationProfessor, writer, historian
GenreNon Fiction

M. Chidananda Murthy (10 May 1931 – 11 January 2020)[1] was a Kannada writer, researcher and historian. He was a well-known scholar in Karnataka specializing in the history of Kannada language and ancient Karnataka. He was also known for his campaign to conserve the monuments Hampi[2] and to secure classical language status to Kannada Language.[3] Murthy also articulated that uniform civil code and an anti-conversion law must be enacted by the Government in India.[4]

  1. ^ Jagadish Angadi (11 January 2020). "Veteran Kannada scholar M Chidananda Murthy dies". www.deccanherald.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Protect monuments in Hampi: Chidananda Murthy". January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  3. ^ "Press demand for according classical status to Kannada". The Hindu. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Chidananda Murthy comes out in favour of uniform civil code". The Hindu. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2016.