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K. Shivaram Karanth

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Gender Male
Death26 years ago
Date of birth October 10,1902
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Saligrama
Date of died December 9,1997
DiedManipal
India
Parents Shesha Karantha
Lakshmamma
Job Journalist
Film director
Polymath
Screenwriter
Novelist
Environmentalist
BooksMookajjiya Kanasugalu
Marali Mannige
Ten Faces of a Crazy Mind: Autobiography
The Shrine ; And, Choma's Drum
The Woman of Basrur: A Translation by H. Y. Sharada Prasad of Mai Managala Suhiyalli, a Novel in Kannada
Huccumanassina hattu mukhagaḷu
A Shrine for Sarasamma
Anthology of selected writings of Shivarama Karantha
Movies/Shows Bettada Jeeva
Chigurida Kanasu
Chomana Dudi
Awards Jnanpith Award
National Film Award – Special Jury Award
National Film Award for Best Story
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Kota Shivaram Karanth was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Kannada language, playwright and conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him the "Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India, who has been one of the finest novelists-activists since independence".

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