Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
writer
L. S. Sheshagiri Rao
1925–2019, writes in Kannada, writer
Lakshmeshwar Swamy Rao Sheshagiri Rao, often referred to as LSS, was an Indian writer and academic specializing in Kannada literature. He wrote an English-Kannada dictionary that is a standard reference text for students. Rao worked for government colleges before gaining a position at Bangalore University’s English department. He was the first president of the Kannada Book Trust.
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Books on record
Awards
| 2001 | Sahitya Akademi Award for English Sahitya Charitre |
Elsewhere
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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)