Anasuya Shankar

Anasuya Shankar
Triveni
Triveni
Born(1928-09-01)1 September 1928
Chamarajapura, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died29 July 1963(1963-07-29) (aged 34)
Mysore, Mysore State, India
Pen nameTriveni
OccupationNovelist
LanguageKannada
NationalityIndian
Period1953–1963
SpouseS. N. Shankar
Children1
RelativesAryamba Pattabhi (sister)
B. M. Srikantaiah (uncle)
Vani (cousin)
Website
Triveni

Anasuya Shankar (1 September 1928 – 29 July 1963), popularly known by her pen name as Triveni, was an Indian writer of modern fiction in Kannada language. Many of her novels have been made into feature films, most prominently, Belli Moda (1967) and Sharapanjara (1971) – both directed by Puttanna Kanagal and featuring actress Kalpana. Her short-stories collection Samasyeya Magu won the Devaraja Bahadur Prize in 1950. Her novel Avala Mane earned the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award in 1960.[1]

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