Nrupatunga Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2022) Winner
Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (pen name: Vaidehi)
ジャナキー・スリニヴァーサ・ムルティ（ペンネーム：ヴァイデヒ）
Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (Vaidehi)
Pen Names:
Vaidehi（Pen name assigned by an editor and widely used in publication）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-02-12 （Kundapur, Udupi district, Karnataka, British India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Kannada, English
- Religion
- Hinduism (Brahmin cultural background)
- Residence History
- Kundapur (birthplace) → Shivamogga (moved after marriage) → Udupi (residence) → Manipal (current residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Translator, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1979-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandarkar College, Kundapura | Faculty of Commerce | Commerce | 学士（商学） | — | India |
Bhandarkar College, Kundapura
Faculty of Commerce
/ Commerce
Degree:
学士（商学）
Country:
India
Completed bachelor's degree in commerce in Kundapura. Grew up familiar with local dialects.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Krouncha Pakshigalu | — | Sahitya Akademi (India) | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Nrupatunga Award | — | — | Government of Karnataka | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award | — | — | Government of Karnataka | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi Award | Collection of five children's dramas | — | Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi Award | Mallinathana Dhyana | — | Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Katha Award | Hagalu Geechida Nenta | — | Katha Organisation, New Delhi | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Katha Award | Ammacchiyemba Nenapu | — | Katha Organisation, New Delhi | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Geetha Desai Datti Nidhi | Antharangada Putagalu | — | Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Geetha Desai Datti Nidhi | Bindu Bindige | — | Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2009
Work:
Krouncha Pakshigalu
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi (India)
Result:
受賞
Nrupatunga Award
2022
Organization:
Government of Karnataka
Result:
受賞
Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award
1997
Organization:
Government of Karnataka
Result:
受賞
Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi Award
1993
Work:
Collection of five children's dramas
Organization:
Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi Award
1998
Work:
Mallinathana Dhyana
Organization:
Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Katha Award
1992
Work:
Hagalu Geechida Nenta
Organization:
Katha Organisation, New Delhi
Result:
受賞
Katha Award
1997
Work:
Ammacchiyemba Nenapu
Organization:
Katha Organisation, New Delhi
Result:
受賞
Geetha Desai Datti Nidhi
1985
Work:
Antharangada Putagalu
Organization:
Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha
Result:
受賞
Geetha Desai Datti Nidhi
1992
Work:
Bindu Bindige
Organization:
Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mara Gida Balli
1979 Short storiesAn early collection of short stories focusing on rural life and women's perspectives.
Women's perspectivesRural lifeFamily relations
Antharangada Putagalu
1984 Short storiesA set of short stories that probe inner lives; includes award-recognized pieces.
Psychological depictionWomen's interiority
Gola
1986 Short storiesOne of the notable short story collections exploring society and the individual.
Social issuesIndividual and community
Asprushyaru
1992 NovelA 1992 novel that offers perspectives on prevailing social norms.
Social exclusionPosition of women
Krouncha Pakshigalu
Short storiesA short story collection themed around women's experiences; won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009.
FeminismMemoryVoices of everyday life
Bindu Bindige
1990 PoetryA visually evocative and introspective poetry collection reflecting regional linguistic sensibilities.
SelfNatureRegionality
Bibliography
- Mara Gida Balli (1979)
- Antharangada Putagalu (1984)
- Gola (1986)
- Samaja Shastrajneya Tippanige (1991)
- Hagga Kate (1992)
- Ammacchi Yemba Nenapu (2000)
- Krouncha Pakshigalu
- Mallinathana Dhyana (1996)
- Asprushyaru (1992)
- Bindu Bindige (1990)
- Parijatha (1999)
- Hoova Kattuva Haadu (2011)
Translations by Author
- Bharathiya Mahileyara Swathanthra Horata (from Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya's 'Indian women's freedom struggle')
- Belliya Sankolegalu (from Maithreyi Mukhopadhyaya's 'Silver Shakles')
- Surya Kinnariyau (from Swapna Dutta's 'Sun Fairies')
- Sangeetha Samvada (from Bhaskar Chandavarkar's 'Lecture on Music')
Translations of Works
- Several novels translated into English by her daughter Nayana Kashyap
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Feminist-leaning modern proseUse of regional dialects (Kundapur Kannada) in narrationProse with emphasis on psychological interiority
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's everyday life and oppressionMemory and fragments of the pastRural life and festivals
Legacy
Vaidehi is one of the leading contemporary Kannada women writers, acclaimed for integrating feminist perspectives and regional dialects into her work. She has received multiple national and state literary awards and several works have been translated.
Academic Societies
- Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha
Trivia
- Birth name Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (also cited as Vasanti).
- Pen name 'Vaidehi' originated when an editor published a story under that name; it subsequently stuck.
- Her daughter Nayana Kashyap has translated several of Vaidehi's works into English.
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009 for the short story collection Krouncha Pakshigalu.