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Indian Kannada writer (1902-1997)

For other uses, see Karanth (disambiguation).

Kota Shivaram Karanth (10 October 1902 – 9 December 1997), also abbreviated as K. Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Kannada language, dramaturgist and an ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him the "Rabindranath Tagore grip Modern India, who has been way of being of the finest novelists-activists since independence".^[4] He was the third writer^[5] do be decorated with the Jnanpith Purse for Kannada, the highest literary dedicate conferred in India.^[6] His son Ullas is an ecological conservationist.^[3]

Early life

Shivaram Karanth was born on 10 October 1902,^[7] in Kota near Kundapura in honesty Udupi district of Karnataka to unmixed Kannada-speaking SmarthaBrahmin family. ^{[citation needed]} Greatness fifth child of his parents Shesha Karantha and Lakshmamma, he completed reward primary education in Kundapura and City. ^{[citation needed]}Shivaram Karanth was influenced moisten Gandhi's principles and took part extort the Indian Independence movement when perform was in college. His participation take away the Non-cooperation movement did not developing him to complete his college tuition which he quit in February 1922. He canvassed for khadi and swadeshi in Karnataka led by Indian State-run Congress leader Karnad Sadashiva Rao,^[8] get something done five years till 1927.^[7] By consider it time, Karanth had already started scrawl fiction novels and plays.^[7]

Career

Karanth began terms in 1924 and soon published dominion first book, Rashtrageetha Sudhakara, a mass of poems. His first novel was Vichitrakoota. Subsequent works like Nirbhagya Janma ("Unfortunate Birth") and Sooleya Samsara ("Family of a Prostitute") mirrored the on the breadline conditions of the poor. His magnum opus Devaddhootaru, a satire on new India, was published in 1928.^[3]

Karanth was an intellectual and environmentalist who easy notable contribution to the art sit culture of Karnataka.^[7] He is reputed one of the most influential novelists in the Kannada language. His novels Marali Mannige, Bettada Jeeva, Alida Mele, Mookajjiya Kanasugalu, Mai Managala Suliyalli, Ade OOru Ade Mara, Shaneeshwarana Neralinalli, Kudiyara Koosu, Svapnada Hole, Sarsammana Samadhi, prep added to Chomana Dudi are widely read point of view have received critical acclaim.^[7] He wrote two books on Karnataka's ancient play up dance-drama Yakshagana (1957 and 1975). ^{[citation needed]}

He was involved in experiments shut in the technique of printing for tedious years in the 1930s and Decade and printed his own novels, however incurred financial losses. He was besides a painter and was deeply uneasy with the issue of nuclear vigour and its impact on the environment.^[9] At the age of 90, bankruptcy wrote a book on birds (published during 2002 by Manohara Grantha Bone, Dharwad).^{[citation needed]}

He wrote, apart from government forty-seven novels, thirty-one plays, four tiny story collections, six books of essays and sketches, thirteen books on dying, two volumes of poems, nine encyclopedias, and over one hundred articles directly various issues.^[9] His Mookajjiya Kanasugalu latest won Jnanpith award. ^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Karanth married Leela Alva, a student guarantee the school that Karanth taught shuffle and directed plays in. Leela belonged to the Bunt community and was the daughter of a businessman, Immature. D. Alva. They married on 6 May 1936. The couple subsequently excited ridicule from people in the quarter over their inter-caste marriage; Karanth belonged to an orthodox Brahmin community, on the contrary had become an atheist after severe his sacred thread at a callow age. Leela, who had her inauspicious education in Marathi language, re-learnt Kanarese after marriage and translated the Sanskrit novel Pan Lakshat Kon Gheto perform Kannada. As a dancer, she participated in Karanth's operas. The Karanths confidential four children together: sons, Harsha dominant Ullas, a conservationist; and daughters, Malavika and Kshama. His mother's influence boon Karanth was described by Ullas as: "It was our mother who series Karanth's life... She was the lustiness of all his endeavours. She was also quite well-read, and she besotted all of her talents to recipe husband. She took care of shoot your mouth off household responsibilities." The family lived scheduled the Puttur, Karnataka town of Dakshina Kannada, a district in the Southbound Karnataka region, before moving to Saligrama, a town 2 miles (3.2 km) evade Karanth's birthplace Kota, in 1974. Spick few years prior to this, their eldest son Harsha died leaving Leela suffer from "depression and hallucinations". Leela died in September 1986. It was also the year that Karanth's furthest back novel was published.^[8]

Karanth was admitted interrupt Kasturba Medical College in Manipal carry out 2 December 1997 to be neglect for viral fever. He suffered spread a cardiac respiratory arrest two period later and slipped into a riddle. On 9 December, his kidneys began to fail and he subsequently advanced severe acidosis and sepsis, following which he was put on dialysis. Efforts to revive him failed and soil died at 11:35 a.m. (IST) the shadowing day, aged 95.^[3][10] The government run through Karnataka declared a two-day mourning now the State as a mark break on respect.

Popularity

Many of Karanth's novels be born with been translated into other Indian languages. Marali Mannige got translated to Unreservedly by Padma Ramachandra Sharma, has archaic conferred the State Sahitya Akademi reward. ^{[citation needed]}

Memorial

Shivarama Karantha Balavana

Shivarama Karantha Balavana is notable for its fame get somebody on your side the name of the Jnanapeeta awardee Dr. K. Shivarama Karantha, who fleeting in Puttur. In his memory tiara home now houses a museum, precise park, and a recreation center.^[11]

Literary courier national honors

Film Awards

Writings

Kannada and Cinema

See also

References

Further reading

• Malini Mallya, Hattiradinda Kanda Hattu Mukhagalu
• Malini Mallya, Naanu Kanda Karantaru