Four famous Writer/Poet from Karnataka

1. Four Famous
Writer/Poet from
Karanataka
Part-I

2. Works:
1. How I Taught My Grandmother to Read
2. The Mother I Never Knew
3. The Bird with the Golden Wings
4. Wise and Otherwise
5. House of Cards
SUDHA MURTHY
Biography:
 Born: 19.08.1950
 Birth Place: Shiggaon, Haveri in Karnataka
 Education:
 B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the B.V.B.
College of Engineering & Technology
 M.E. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science

3. Cultural Influence:
Murthy is a prolific fiction author in Kannada and English. She has published several books that
espouse her philosophical views on charity, hospitality and self-realization through
fictional narratives.
SUDHA MURTHY
Awards and Achievements:
1. She won India's fourth highest civilian award Padma
Shri
2. Best Teacher Award in 1995 from the Rotary Club of
Karnataka
3. She also received the R.K. Narayana's Award for
Literature in 2006
4. Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers in
M.Tech

4. Works:
1. Kolalu, a collection of poems
2. Kaanuru Heggadati, a novel
3. Shoodra Tapaswi
4. Sri Ramayana Darshanam (in two volumes)
KUVEMPU
Biography:
 Born: 29.12.1904
 Died: 11.11.1994
 Birth Place: Hirkodige, Chikmagalur in Karnataka
 Education:
 Graduated from the Maharaja College of Mysore

5. Cultural Influence:
Kuvempu started his literary work in English, with a collection of poetry called Beginner's
Muse but later switched to his native Kannada. He spearheaded the movement to make
Kannada the medium for education, emphasizing the theme "Education in the Mother tongue.
KUVEMPU
Awards and Achievements:
1. To recognize his contribution to Kannada literature, the
state government conferred him with two awards –
Rashtrakavi in 1958 and Karnataka Ratna in 1992.
2. He was awarded with Jnanpith award; the first ever
given to a Kannada language author.
3. He achieved a rare feat of becoming the first graduate
from Mysore University to become its Vice Chancellor.

6. Works:
1. Prashne
2. Aakasha Mattu Bekku
3. Samskara
4. Bharathipura
5. Avasthe
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Biography:
 Born: 21.12.1932
 Died: 22.08.2014
 Birth Place: Thirthahalli taluk in Shimoga District,
Karnataka
 Education:
 MA from the University of Mysore
 Doctorate from the University of Birmingham

7. Cultural Influence:
U. R. Ananthamurthy's literary works deal with psychological aspects of people in different
situations, times and circumstances. His writings supposedly analyze aspects ranging from
challenges and changes faced by Brahmin families of Karnataka to bureaucrats dealing with
politics influencing their work.
Awards and Achievements:
1. Rajyothsava Award
2. Jnanpith award
3. Padma Bhushan
4. Nadoja Award by Kannada University
5. Nominated, Man Booker International Prize
U. R. Ananthamurthy

8. Works:
1. Nada Lila
2. Vishvadharanasutra and A Theory of Immortality
3. Naaku Tanti
4. Patargitti
5. Mudalmaneya
6. Kuniyonu bara
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre
Biography:
 Born: 31.01.1896
 Died: 26.10.1981
 Birth Place: Dharwad, Karnataka
 Education:
 Graduated from the Fergusson College, Pune

9. Cultural Influence:
His poems are linked to the Kannada poetic tradition through their use of folklore,
the vachanas and the Kirtans. Apart from native prosodic forms, Bendre also employed native
imagery, folk beliefs, references to Indian mythology and the language spoken by the common
people.
KUVEMPU
Awards and Achievements:
1. Sahitya Academy award
2. Kelkar prize
3. Fellowship of Sahitya Academy
4. Padma Shri
5. Jnanpith Award