U. R. Ananthamurthy

(1932-2014)

writer and critic in the Kannada language

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Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 1994, he became the sixth Kannada writer to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India. In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India. He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during the late 1980s. He was one of the finalists of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2013. He remained a fervent critic of nationalistic political parties until his death from kidney failure and cardiac arrest on 22 August 2014.

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Born	21 December 1932 Melige, Tirthahalli taluk, Shimoga District, Karnataka
Died	22 August 2014 (aged 81) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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