Key facts
- Born
- 10 October 1902, Udupi district
- Died
- 9 December 1997, Manipal
- State of birth
- Udupi district, Karnataka
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Indian writer (1902-1997)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Kota Shivaram Karanth, also abbreviated as K. Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian author, Kannada language novelist, playwright and ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him the "Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India, who has been one of the finest novelists-activists since independence". He was the third writer to be decorated with the Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honor conferred in India. His son Ullas is an ecological conservationist.
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Timeline
- 1902Born in Udupi district
- 1959Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
- 1977Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 1997Dies in Manipal
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vishwanatha Badikana