Vaidehi | |
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| Born | Vasanti[1] 12 February 1945 Kundapur, Udupi, Karnataka, British India |
| Pen name | Vaidehi |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Kannada fiction |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award 2009 |
| Partner | K.L. Srinivasa Murthy |
| Children | 2 |
Janaki Srinivasa Murthy popularly known by her penname Vaidehi was born on 12 February 1945. She is an Indian feminist writer and well-known writer of modern Kannada language fiction. Vaidehi is one of the most successful women writers in the language and a recipient of prestigious national and state-level literary awards.[2] She has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her collection of short stories, Krauncha Pakshigalu in 2009.[3]
- ^ "New Delhi Vaidehi Jess Fernandes Among Central Sahitya Akademi Award Winners". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Five Novellas by Women Writers". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "2009 Sahitya Akademi Award list" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 February 2010. [dead link]