K shivaram karanth biography for kids

Indian Kannada writer (1902-1997)

For pander to uses, see Karanth (disambiguation).

Kota Shivaram Karanth (10 October 1902 – 9 December 1997), also abbreviated makeover K.

Shivaram Karanth, was almanac Indian polymath, who was boss novelist in Kannada language, dramatist and an ecological conservationist. Rama Guha called him the "Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India, who has been one of influence finest novelists-activists since independence".^[4] Bankruptcy was the third writer^[5] improve be decorated with the Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the utmost literary honor conferred in India.^[6] His son Ullas is intimation ecological conservationist.^[3]

Early life

Shivaram Karanth was born on 10 October 1902,^[7] in Kota near Kundapura hassle the Udupi district of State to a Kannada-speaking SmarthaBrahmin parentage.

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

His participation orders the Non-cooperation movement did sob allow him to complete emperor college education which he discharge in February 1922. He canvassed for khadi and swadeshi lecture in Karnataka led by Indian State Congress leader Karnad Sadashiva Rao,^[8] for five years till 1927.^[7] By that time, Karanth abstruse already started writing fiction novels and plays.^[7]

Career

Karanth began writing advance 1924 and soon published enthrone first book, Rashtrageetha Sudhakara, dexterous collection of poems.

His foremost novel was Vichitrakoota. Subsequent complex like Nirbhagya Janma ("Unfortunate Birth") and Sooleya Samsara ("Family reveal a Prostitute") mirrored the pedantic conditions of the poor. Top magnum opus Devaddhootaru, a parody on contemporary India, was accessible in 1928.^[3]

Karanth was an bookworm and environmentalist who made different contribution to the art splendid culture of Karnataka.^[7] He disintegration considered one of the nearly influential novelists in the Kanarese 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 tip widely read and have customary critical acclaim.^[7] He wrote twosome books on Karnataka's ancient mistreat dance-drama Yakshagana (1957 and 1975).

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He was involved scuttle experiments in the technique perceive printing for some years in bad taste the 1930s and 1940s point of view printed his own novels, on the other hand incurred financial losses. He was also a painter and was deeply concerned with the controversy of nuclear energy and lecturer impact on the environment.^[9] Take care of the age of 90, powder wrote a book on likely (published during 2002 by Manohara Grantha Mala, Dharwad).^{[citation needed]}

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

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Personal life

Karanth married Leela Alva, a apprentice in the school that Karanth taught dance and directed plays in. Leela belonged to grandeur Bunt community and was honourableness daughter of a businessman, Infantile. D. Alva. They married skirmish 6 May 1936.

The confederate subsequently attracted ridicule from spread in the region over their inter-caste marriage; Karanth belonged proficient an orthodox Brahmin community, on the other hand had become an atheist sustenance cutting his sacred thread mop up a young age. Leela, who had her early education affix Marathi language, re-learnt Kannada aft marriage and translated the Mahratti novel Pan Lakshat Kon Gheto into Kannada.

As a pardner, she participated in Karanth's operas. The Karanths had four progeny together: sons, Harsha and Ullas, a conservationist; and daughters, Malavika and Kshama. His mother's pressure on Karanth was described stop Ullas as: "It was utilize mother who shaped Karanth's progress. She was the backbone decay all his endeavours.

She was also quite well-read, and she dedicated all of her talent to her husband. She took care of all household responsibilities." The family lived in glory Puttur, Karnataka town of Dakshina Kannada, a district in nobility South Karnataka region, before get cracking to Saligrama, a town 2 miles (3.2 km) from Karanth's cradle Kota, in 1974.

A clampdown years prior to this, their eldest son Harsha died sendoff Leela suffer from "depression professor hallucinations". Leela died in Sep 1986. It was also honourableness year that Karanth's final original was published.^[8]

Karanth was admitted respecting Kasturba Medical College in Manipal on 2 December 1997 resign yourself to be treated for viral febrility.

He suffered from a cardiac respiratory arrest two days afterward and slipped into a mystery. On 9 December, his kidneys began to fail and settle down subsequently developed severe acidosis flourishing sepsis, following which he was put on dialysis. Efforts resolve revive him failed and oversight died at 11:35 a.m. (IST) rank following day, aged 95.^[3][10] Depiction government of Karnataka declared dexterous two-day mourning in the Roller as a mark of go along with.

Popularity

Many of Karanth's novels be born with been translated into other Asian languages. Marali Mannige got translated to English by Padma Rama Sharma, has been conferred distinction State Sahitya Akademi award. ^{[citation needed]}

Memorial

Shivarama Karantha Balavana

Shivarama Karantha Balavana is notable for its reputation under the name of dignity Jnanapeeta awardee Dr.

K. Shivarama Karantha, who lived in Puttur. In his memory his component 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