Anupama Niranjana (Kannada: ಅನುಪಮಾ ನಿರಂಜನ) (1934–1991)[1] was a doctor in India and writer of modern Kannada fiction and non-fiction.
Anupama Niranjana | |
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| Born | Venkata Lakshmi 1934 Tirthahalli, India |
| Died | 1991 (aged 56–57) |
| Occupation(s) | Doctor, writer |
| Spouse | Niranjana |
She advocated the woman's point of view and was one among such writers in Kannada, which includes others like Triveni and M. K. Indira. Her novel Runamuktalu was made into a film by Puttanna Kanagal.[2]
Born Venkatalakshmi, Anupama practiced as a physician in Dharwad and Bangalore. Anupama took to writing early in life and wrote several novels and stories dealing with social issues, particularly women's issue.[3] She was married to the Kannada writer Niranjana, a novelist of the Progressive school of modern Kannada literature. Their daughters Tejaswini and Seemanthini are academics.
Anupama died of cancer.[citation needed] An award has been instituted in her name for women writing in Kannada.[4]
Major works
edit- Anantha Geetha
- Shwetambari
- Sneha Pallavi
- Runamuktalu
- Kanmani
- Odalu
- Nenapu: Sihi-Kahi
- Kallola
- Aala
- Mukti Chitra
- Madhavi
- Ghosha
- Nati
- Moolamukhi (last novel)
- Cancer Jagattu
- Taayi magu
- Dinakkondu kathe (collection of children's stories)
Major awards
edit- Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award[citation needed]
- Soviet Land Nehru Award[citation needed]
Kannada Rajyotsava
References
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