Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
Kannada Author and Film Maker
Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam
born Chitradurga district, writes in Kannada, Tamil, English, writer
Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam is an Indian author, filmmaker, and journalist, primarily known for his contributions to Kannada and Tamil literature and short films. His literary works, which explore themes of immigrant life, dislocation, and post-modern existence, include the Kannada short story collection Ceylon Cycle, which won the U R Ananthamurthy Award, and his acclaimed Tamil novel, Al Khozama, a winner of the Zero Degree Publication Novel Prize. As a filmmaker, his short film, “Burma Express,” was recognized with the Best Short Film award at the South Asian International Film Festival.
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Also writing in Kannada
Chandrashekhara Kambara
b. 1937writer
D. R. Bendre
1896–1981Kannada poet (1896–1981)
Devanur Mahadeva
b. 1948writer
K. Shivaram Karanth
1902–1997writer (1902-1997)
Kuvempu
1904–1994poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994)