Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1994) Winner
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy
ウーディピ・ラージャゴーパラチャリヤ・アーナンタムルティ
U R Ananthamurthy
Aliases:
U. R. Ananthamurthy / U.R. Ananthamurthy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-12-21 （Melige, Thirthahalli, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India）
- Died
- 2014-08-22 （Bangalore, Karnataka, India） age 81
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Kannada, English
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Thirthahalli → Mysore → Kottayam → Bangalore
Career
- Occupations
- writer, critic, English Professor, Vice Chancellor, President Sahitya Akademi, Chairman National Book Trust
- Active Years
- 1950-2014
- Affiliations
- University of Mysore, Mahatma Gandhi University, Sahitya Akademi, Film and Television Institute of India
- Influenced
- Vivek Shanbhag
- Nominations
- Man Booker International Prize finalist (2013)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mysore | Faculty of Arts | Department of English | Master of Arts | — | India |
| University of Birmingham | — | English Literature | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Mysore
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of English
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
India
University of Birmingham
English Literature
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Politics and Fiction in the 1930s
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | Winner |
| 1998 | Padma Bhushan | — | — | Government of India | Winner |
| 2004 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | Winner |
| 2008 | Nadoja Award | — | — | Kannada University | Winner |
Jnanpith Award
1994
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
Winner
Padma Bhushan
1998
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
Winner
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
2004
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
Winner
Nadoja Award
2008
Organization:
Kannada University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Samskara
NovelDepicts the traditional rituals and psychological conflicts in Brahmin society.
caste systemHindu ritualstradition vs change
Adaptations
- [Film] Samskara (1970)
Bharathipura
NovelNovel on reform in traditional society.
social reformHindu society
Adaptations
- [Teleserial] Bharathipura / Krishna Masadi
Avasthe
NovelPortrays a bureaucrat's political dilemmas.
politicsbureaucracy
Adaptations
- [Film] Avasthe (1987)
Bibliography
- Endendoo Mugiyada Kathe
- Prashne
- Mouni
- Aakaasha Mattu Bekku
- Sooryana Kudure
- Samskara
- Bharathipura
- Avasthe
- Bhava
Translations of Works
- Translated into several Indian and European languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pioneer of Navya movementPsychological depthModern themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Conflicts in Hindu societySociopolitical changesFamily clashes
Health
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Kidney disease数年間Dialysis treatment, diabetes, heart problems
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Cardiac arrest2014年8月Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneer of the Navya movement in Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, significant contributor to Indian literature.
Trivia
- Fervent critic of nationalistic political parties.
- Married to Esther in 1956.
- Son-in-law is writer Vivek Shanbhag.