Lanard Dsouza ( kn, ಲೇನಾರ್ಡ್; born 6 June 1937) is a novelist and writer in Kannada language living in Sagara, Karnataka, India. He was selected as the President of 80th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Madikeri in the year 2014.

Personal life

Na D'Souza was born in

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

on 6 June 1937. He completed his primary education at St. Joseph's higher primary school and higher studies at Sahyadri College,

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. He worked in the

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for 37 years. He is married to Philomena D' Souza and has 3 children - Shobha, Naveen and Santhosh. Na D'Souza has written more than 40 novels, many short stories, plays and literature for children and total number of his published books cross 94. He has received Central Sahitya Academy's Bala Sahitya Puraskar for his children novel ''Mulugadeya Oorige Bandavaru''. He has been writing in Kannada for more than three decades and his two novels ''Dweepa'' and ''Kadina Benki'' were made into motion pictures and won National awards. He also participated in agitations of public interest. Some of his works like ''Dweepa'' have been translated into English.

Accolades

* Karnataka Sahitya Academy award - 1993 * Karnataka Rajyotsava Award - 1998Mulugade.P 188 * Alwas Nudisiri Award - 2006Mulugade.P 189 * Honorary Doctorate (D.Lit) by

Kuvempu University Kuvempu University is a public state university in Shankaraghattta, Bhadravathi taluk, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1987 by the act of the Karnataka state legislature through amendment No. 28/1976 dated 29 January 1989 ...

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* Kannada-language writers Novelists from Karnataka People from Shimoga district Kannada people 1937 births Living people 20th-century Indian novelists {{India-writer-stub