Bengaluru : Kannada writer Geetha Nagabhushan died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital at Kalaburagi on Sunday night. She was 78. The first woman writer in Kannada literature to bag the Kendra Sahitya Akademi and Nadoja awards, she has authored 27 novels, 50 short stories, 12 plays and two collections of poetry. She was […]

Manjeshwar: Renowed Kannada writer, poet, critique Dr KV Thirumalesh will be conferred with Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai Memorial Endowment Award 2016. He has written more than 30 valuable books in Kannada. Poetry anthologies like Mukhavadagalu, Vatara, Mahaprasthana, Avadha and others are well-known for their language and literature. Some of his memorable works include, Nayaka Mattu Ithararu, […]

Bangalore : Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy passed away on Friday evening at a hospital in Bangalore. He was hospitalised for infection and fever today morning. The condition of 82-year old Murthy had deteriorated further and it was being closely monitored with multiple support system including dialysis, support for blood pressure, […]

Bangalore : Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer U R Anantha Murthy, hospitalised for infection and fever, is in a critical condition and undergoing treatment on multi-support system, a senior doctor said Friday. The condition of 82-year old Murthy, admitted 10 days ago, had deteriorated further and it was being closely monitored with multiple support […]

New Delhi: Well- known Kannada Writer, novelist and film Personality, Perla Gopalkrishna Pai, who wrote dialogues for recent Konkani film ‘Uzwadu’(light), has won the Central Academy award for literature. He won the Central award for 2010, when he wrote a novel’ Swapna Saraswata’ in Kannada. This year already Dr. C. Kambara and Dr. S.L. Byrappa […]

Mangalore : The members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike stage protest in front of DC Office on November 25, Friday against the Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for his remark on Jnanpith awardee Kannada writer Chandrashekara Kambara recently. Addressing the protestors, Dr. Annayya Kulal, honourary president of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike said that He said that […]

Brahmavara: Presenting the Karanth Birth-place award to the well-known friend of trees, who planted over 350 saplings near her home in Hulikal village in Magadi Taluk near Bangalore, and tended them like her own children R.D. minister Jagdish Shettar told a large meeting that it was rare event that a Gram Panchayat instituted an award […]