U. R. Ananthamurthy

U. R. Ananthamurthy
BornUdupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy
(1932-12-21)21 December 1932
Melige, Thirthahalli, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Died22 August 2014(2014-08-22) (aged 81)
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
U.R Ananthamurthy Interview on the occasion of Kannada Wikipedia's 9th Anniversary

Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement.[1] In 1994, he became the sixth Kannada writer to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.[2][3] In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.[4] He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during the late 1980s. He was one of the finalists of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2013.[5] He remained a fervent critic of nationalistic political parties until his death from kidney failure and cardiac arrest on 22 August 2014.[6]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jnanpith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Jnanapeeth Awards". Ekavi foundation. Ekavi. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Padma Bhushan Awardees". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Lydia Davis wins the Man Booker International Prize 2013". Man Brooker Prize. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Veteran Kannada writer Anantha Murthy passes away". Deccan Herald. 22 August 2014.