Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar (1904–1991), popularly known as Goruru, was an Indian writer who wrote in Kannada. He was well known for his humour and satire.

Early life

Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was born at "Goruru" in

Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was carved out from Mysore district in the year 1866, during the Commissioner's Rule of Mysore (1831-81). ...

of Karnataka in 1904. His father was Srinivas Iyengar and his mother Lakshamma.

Career

Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was influenced by Indian Independence Movement and became a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi. He was jailed by the British administration in 1942 for 2 months for his participation in the

Quit India Movement The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in ...

and in 1947. His son Ramachandra became a martyr for the same cause in 1947. After Independence in 1947, Goruru worked in the industries. He began writing early in life with the celebrated books ''HALLIYA CHITHRAGALLU'' (1930) and ''NAMMA OORINA RASIKARU'' (1932). His "Amerikadalli Goruru" 1979, is a satirical travelogue of a true Indian in United States. It fetched him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981. His short story "

Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' () is 1974 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Siddalingaiah, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, based on Iyengar's short story of the same name from his novel, ''Vayyari.'' The film st ...

" (based on true events) was made into a Kannada movie of the same name by noted director

S. Siddalingaiah Siddalingaiah (15 December 1936 – 12 March 2015) was an Indian film Film director, director, Screenwriter, scriptwriter and Film producer, producer who worked mainly in the Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada films. He was well known for his distinct ...

in 1975. Novels ''Hemavathi'' and ''URVASHI'' were also made into movies. His travelogue was made into a television series. His other works include ''Rasaphala'', ''Namma Oorina Rasikaru'', ''Putta mallige'', ''Hemavathi'' and ''Garudagambada Dasayya'', ''MERAVANIGE''. His ''Rajanartaki'' was a translation of the Gujarathi novel ''Amrapali'' by Ramachandra Thakore. He was nominated to Karnataka Legislative Council in 1952 in recognition of his literary contributions. In 1971 he was a recipient of an Honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore. A road in Rajajinagar, Bangalore is named after him.

Death

Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar died in 1991,september 28 at the age of 87. His birth centenary was celebrated in 2005. His memoirs of his childhood days, ''Goruru Avara Balyada Atma Kathe'' was published posthumously.

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1904 births 1991 deaths Novelists from Karnataka Kannada-language writers People from Hassan district Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada Indian satirists Indian humorists Indian independence activists from Karnataka Indian travel writers Indian male novelists 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian essayists 20th-century Indian male writers {{India-writer-stub