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Indian Kannada writer ()

For other uses, see Karanth (disambiguation).

Shivaram Karanth
Born	()10 October Kota, Udupi, India
Died	9 December () (aged&#;95) Manipal, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Novelist, playwright, conservationist[1][2]
Nationality	Indian
Period	–[3]
Genre	Fiction, popular science, literature for children, dance-drama
Literary movement	Navodaya
Spouse	Leela Alva &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;
Children	4; including Ullas

Kota Shivaram Karanth (10 October – 9 December ), also abbreviated as K.

Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Kannada language, playwright and an ecological conservationist.

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Ramachandra Guha called him the "Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India, who has been one of the finest novelists-activists since independence".^[4] He was the third writer^[5] to be decorated with the Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honor conferred in India.^[6] His son Ullas is an ecological conservationist.^[3]

Early life

Shivaram Karanth was born on 10 October ,^[7] in Kota near Kundapura in the Udupi district of Karnataka to a Kannada-speaking SmarthaBrahmin family.

^{[citation needed]} The fifth child of his parents Shesha Karantha and Lakshmamma, he completed his primary education in Kundapura and Bangalore. ^{[citation needed]}Shivaram Karanth was influenced by Gandhi's principles and took part in the Indian Independence movement when he was in college.

His participation in the Non-cooperation movement did not allow him to complete his college education which he quit in February He canvassed for khadi and swadeshi in Karnataka led by Indian National Congress leader Karnad Sadashiva Rao,^[8] for five years till ^[7] By that time, Karanth had already started writing fiction novels and plays.^[7]

Career

Karanth began writing in and soon published his first book, Rashtrageetha Sudhakara, a collection of poems.

His first novel was Vichitrakoota.

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Subsequent works like Nirbhagya Janma ("Unfortunate Birth") and Sooleya Samsara ("Family of a Prostitute") mirrored the pathetic conditions of the poor. His magnum opus Devaddhootaru, a satire on contemporary India, was published in ^[3]

Karanth was an intellectual and environmentalist who made notable contribution to the art and culture of Karnataka.^[7] He is considered 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, and Chomana Dudi are widely read and have received critical acclaim.^[7] He wrote two books on Karnataka's ancient stage dance-drama Yakshagana ( and ).

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He was involved in experiments in the technique of printing for some years in the s and s and printed his own novels, but incurred financial losses.

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He was also a painter and was deeply concerned with the issue of nuclear energy and its impact on the environment.^[9] At the age of 90, he wrote a book on birds (published during by Manohara Grantha Mala, Dharwad).^{[citation needed]}

He wrote, apart from his forty-seven novels, thirty-one plays, four short story collections, six books of essays and sketches, thirteen books on art, two volumes of poems, nine encyclopedias, and over one hundred articles on various issues.^[9] His Mookajjiya Kanasugalu novel won Jnanpith award.

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Personal life

Karanth married Leela Alva, a student in the school that Karanth taught dance and directed plays in. Leela belonged to the Bunt community and was the daughter of a businessman, K. D. Alva. They married on 6 May The couple subsequently attracted ridicule from people in the region over their inter-caste marriage; Karanth belonged to an orthodox Brahmin community, but had become an atheist after cutting his sacred thread at a young age.

Leela, who had her early education in Marathi language, re-learnt Kannada after marriage and translated the Marathi novel Pan Lakshat Kon Gheto into Kannada. As a dancer, she participated in Karanth's operas. The Karanths had four children together: sons, Harsha and Ullas, a conservationist; and daughters, Malavika and Kshama.

U r ananthamurthy Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Jnanpith Award recipients. He returned his Padmabhushan honor in protest against the Emergency , imposed by Indira Gandhi. He wrote, apart from his forty-seven novels, thirty-one plays, four short story collections, six books of essays and sketches , thirteen books on art, two volumes of poems, nine encyclopedias, and over one hundred articles on various issues.

His mother's influence on Karanth was described by Ullas as: "It was our mother who shaped Karanth's life She was the backbone of all his endeavours. She was also quite well-read, and she dedicated all of her talents to her husband. She took care of all household responsibilities." The family lived in the Puttur, Karnataka town of Dakshina Kannada, a district in the South Karnataka region, before moving to Saligrama, a town 2 miles (&#;km) from Karanth's birthplace Kota, in A few years prior to this, their eldest son Harsha died leaving Leela suffer from "depression and hallucinations".

Leela died in September It was also the year that Karanth's final novel was published.^[8]

Karanth was admitted to Kasturba Medical College in Manipal on 2 December to be treated for viral fever. He suffered from a cardiac respiratory arrest two days later and slipped into a coma. On 9 December, his kidneys began to fail and he subsequently developed severe acidosis and sepsis, following which he was put on dialysis.

Masti venkatesha iyengar Kuvempu Views: Shivaram Karanth is the 2,th most popular writer down from 2,nd in , the rd most popular biography from India down from th in and the 55th most popular Indian Writer. Sahitya Akademi-National Academi of Letters. He was multi-facet personality.

Efforts to revive him failed and he died at &#;a.m. (IST) the following day, aged ^[3][10] The government of Karnataka declared a two-day mourning in the State as a mark of respect.

Popularity

Many of Karanth's novels have been translated into other Indian languages. Marali Mannige got translated to English by Padma Ramachandra Sharma, has been conferred the State Sahitya Akademi award.

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Memorial

Shivarama Karantha Balavana

Shivarama Karantha Balavana is notable for its fame under the name of the Jnanapeeta awardee Dr. K. Shivarama Karantha, who lived in Puttur. In his memory his home now houses a museum, a park, and a recreation center.^[11]

Literary and national honors

Film Awards

Writings

Kannada and Cinema

See also

References

Further reading

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