Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the

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. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 1994, he became the sixth Kannada writer to be honored with the

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, the highest literary honour conferred in

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. In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the

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. He was the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in

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during the late 1980s. He was one of the finalists of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2013. He remained a fervent critic of nationalistic political parties until his death from

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and

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on 22 August 2014.

Early life

Ananthamurthy was born into

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-speaking

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family in Melige, in Tirthahalli taluk in the

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. His education started in a traditional

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school in Doorvasapura and continued in

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and

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. After receiving a

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degree from the University of Mysore, U. R. Ananthamurthy taught in the English department at University of Mysore (''pictured'') for a while before embarking to England for further studies on a Commonwealth Scholarship. He earned his doctorate from the

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in 1966 for his dissertation thesis entitled "Politics and Fiction in the 1930s".

Career

Ananthamurthy started his career as a professor and instructor in 1970 in English department of University of Mysore. He was the

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of Mahatma Gandhi University in

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, Kerala from 1987 to 1991. He served as the Chairman of National Book Trust India for the year 1992. In 1993 he was elected as the president of

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. He served as a visiting professor in many Indian and foreign universities including

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and Shivaji University. Ananthamurthy served twice as the Chairman of the

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. In 2012 he was appointed the first Chancellor of

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. He was also a reason for the establishment of Humanities department of Manipal University. Later in 2012 he served as a visiting faculty at Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University for four months. Ananthamurthy has participated and delivered lectures in numerous

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s as writer and orator both in and outside the country. He was the member of the committee of

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and visited countries like the

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, France and

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in 1990. He visited Moscow in 1989 as board member for a Soviet newspaper. Ananthamurthy was the leader for the committee of writers who visited China in 1993.

Literary works

Ananthamurthy's works have been translated into several Indian and European languages and have been awarded with important literary prizes. His main works include "Prashne", "Aakasha Mattu Bekku", ''Samskara'', ''Bhava'', ''Bharathipura'', and ''Avasthe''. He has written numerous short stories as well. Several of his novels and short fictions have been made into movies. Most of Ananthamurthy's literary works deal with

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aspects of people in different situations, times and circumstances. His writings supposedly analyse aspects ranging from challenges and changes faced by

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families of Karnataka to bureaucrats dealing with politics influencing their work. Most of his novels are on reaction of individuals to situations that are unusual and artificial. Results of influences of sociopolitical and economic changes on traditional

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societies of India and clashes due to such influences – between a father and a son, husband and wife, father and daughter and finally, the fine love that flows beneath all such clashes are portrayed by Ananthamurthy in his works. This is evident in his stories like ''Sooryana Kudure (The Grasshopper)", Mouni (Silent Man)", "Karthika'', "Ghatashraddha" etc. It does not mean that Ananthamurthy is just clinging to portraying only such somewhat standard subjects of

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of his period. His novelette ''Bara (Drought)'' portrays the dynamics of a drought-stricken district of Karnataka and the challenges and dilemmas a bureaucrat may face in such situations. The central figure of the novel ''Sooryana Kudure – Venkata '' is shunned by his son and wife for his easy-going attitude that does not take him anywhere. Venkata is a non-achiever who could not achieve any material or

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success in his life. However, he is a simpleton who does not take life's suffering to his heart too much. He likes to see life as living in the love of ''Amma (or mother-goddess)''. In all sufferings of life, he has the child-like curiosity about the smallest things in life like a ''grasshopper (Sooryana Kudure)''. The evening after his son revolts and leaves the house, he would be engrossed in a sight in his yard a grasshopper shining in the sun's light. His several novels were made into films like ''

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, Bara,

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, Mouni,

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'', ''

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and

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''.

Personal life

U. R. Ananthamurthy met his wife Esther in 1954 and they were married in 1956. They had two children, Sharath and Anuradha. He resided in

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for most of his later life. His son in law

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also is a famous writer in Kannada.

Political career

U. R. Ananthamurthy made an unsuccessful run for the

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in 2004 in which he stated that his prime ideological objective in opting to contest the elections was to fight the

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(BJP). A

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leader and former

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had made an offer for Murthy to contest for his party. However, after the Janata Dal (Secular) worked a power sharing agreement with the BJP, Murthy said: Ananthamurthy also contested for the

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elections from state assembly in 2006. The idea proposed by Ananthamurthy to rename ten cities in Karnataka including

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from their colonial forms to actual native forms was accepted by the

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and the cities were renamed on the occasion of the golden jubilee celebrations of the formation of Karnataka.

Controversies

In June 2007, Ananthamurthy declared that he would not take part in literary functions in future in the wake of strong criticism for his reaction on

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's controversial novel '' Aavarana'' that appeared in a section of the media. In 2013, Murthy's statement that there is a reference in the

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to Brahmin's consuming beef drew flak from Hindu religious leaders.

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Swami of Pejawar Math commented that there was no reference to Brahmins consuming beef in the conversation between Bhishma and Yudhishtira or anywhere else in the Mahabharata and Murthy's statement came as a surprise to him. A vocal critic of the

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and

(BJP)/Jan Sangh for over 50 years, Murthy said in 2013 that he would not live in the country ruled by BJP leader

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. He later clarified that those remarks were made when he was "overcome by emotion" and said that he had no such plan, though he continued to oppose BJP. Murthy was given special police protection after he began receiving threatening phone calls. Later when Modi became the Prime Minister he was given a free ticket to Pakistan by a group of Modi supporters called "NaMo Brigade". After Murthy's death was announced on 22 August 2014, several BJP and Hindu Jagarana Vedike were booked for celebrating his death by bursting crackers at four places in Mangalore and one spot in Chikkamagaluru.

Awards

* 1984 :

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* 1994 :

* 1998 : Padma Bhushan * 2004 :

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* 2008 : Nadoja Award by

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* 2011 : Shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize (''Bharathipura'') * 2012 :

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''Honoris Causa'' of the

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* 2012: Basheer Puraskaram *2013 : Nominated, Man Booker International Prize

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* 1970-71 - Best Story Writer – ''

'' (1970) * 1977-78 : Best Story Writer – ''

'' (1977) * 1987-88 : Best Dialogue Writer – ''

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'' (1987) (Shared with Krishna Masadi) * 2002-03 : Best Story Writer – '' Mouni'' (2003)

Death

Ananthamurthy died of

on 22 August 2014 at Manipal Hospital, in Bangalore, India, aged 81. He had been suffering from kidney related disease for some years, and was undergoing dialysis treatment with diabetes and heart problem. He was admitted to Manipal Hospital on 13 August with an infection and fever, and underwent treatment on a multi-support system. The

, paid his condolences in response to Ananathamurthy's death.

Bibliography

Below here is a selected list of his books.

Collection of stories

* Endendoo Mugiyada Kathe/ಎಂದೆಂದೂ ಮುಗಿಯದ ಕಥೆ * Prashne/ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ * Mouni/ಮೌನಿ * Aakaasha Mattu Bekku/ಆಕಾಶ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಕ್ಕು * Sooryana Kudure/ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಕುದುರೆ * Pachhe Resort/ಪಚ್ಚೆ ರೆಸಾರ್ಟ್ * Eppattara Dashakada Kathe/ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತರ ದಶಕದ ಕಥೆ * Eradu Dashakada Kategalu/ಎರಡು ದಶಕದ ಕಥೆಗಳು * Aidu Dashakada Kategalu/ಐದು ದಶಕದ ಕಥೆಗಳು * Aayda Kathegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕಥೆಗಳು * Samasta Kathegalu/ಸಮಸ್ತ ಕಥೆಗಳು

Novels

* Samskara/ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ * Bhharathipura/ಭಾರತೀಪುರ * Avasthe/ಅವಸ್ಥೆ * Bhava/ಭವ * Divya/ದಿವ್ಯ * Preeti Mrithyu Bhaya/ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮೃತ್ಯು ಭಯ

Plays

* Aavaahane/ಆವಾಹನೆ

Collection of poems

* 15 Padyagalu/15 ಪದ್ಯಗಳು * Mithuna/ಮಿಥುನ * Ajjana Hegala Sukkugalu/ಅಜ್ಜನ ಹೆಗಲ ಸುಕ್ಕುಗಳು * Illiyavaregina Kavithegalu/ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗಿನ ಕವಿತೆಗಳು * Abhava/ಅಭಾವ * Samasta Kavya/ಸಮಸ್ತ ಕಾವ್ಯ

Literary criticism and essays

* Prajne Mattu Parisara/ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಸರ * Sannivesha/ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ * Samakshama/ಸಮಕ್ಷಮ * Poorvapara/ಪೂರ್ವಾಪರ * Yugapallata/ಯುಗಪಲ್ಲಟ * Navyaloka/ನವ್ಯಾಲೋಕ * Bettale Pooje Yaake Koodadu?/ಬೆತ್ತಲೆ ಪೂಜೆ ಯಾಕೆ ಕೂಡದು? * Valmikiya Nevadalli/ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿಯ ನೆವದಲ್ಲಿ * Maatu Sotha Bharatha/ಮಾತು ಸೋತ ಭಾರತ * Sadya Mattu Shashvata/ಸದ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಶ್ವತ * Rujuvathu/ಋಜುವಾತು * Ruchikara Kahisathyagala Kaala/ರುಚಿಕರ ಕಹಿಸತ್ಯಗಳ ಕಾಲ * Kalamaana/ಕಾಲಮಾನ * Aacheeche/ಆಚೀಚೆ * Nanna Sahithyada Aidu Dashakagalu/ನನ್ನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಐದು ದಶಕಗಳು * Bhishmaprajne/ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ * Hindutva athava Hind Swaraj/ಹಿಂದುತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದ್ ಸ್ವರಾಜ್ * Andininda Indinavarege/ಅಂದಿನಿಂದ ಇಂದಿನವರೆಗೆ * Aayda Barahagalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಬರಹಗಳು

Autobiography

* Suragi/ಸುರಗಿ

Journalism

* Editor – Rujuvaathu/ಋಜುವಾತು

Editor

* Kannada Kavya Sangraha/ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ - 1973

Movies

/ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ - 1970 *

/ಘಟಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ - 1978 * Bara/ಬರ - 1982 *

- 1983 (Hindi Film) *

/ಅವಸ್ಥೆ - 1987 *

- 1992 (Hindi Film) * Mouni/ಮೌನಿ - 2003 * Prukruthi/ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ - 2013

Teleserial

* Bharathipura/ಭಾರತೀಪುರ (DD Chandana) Directed by Krishna Masadi

References

External links

U R Ananthamurthy's writings and Blog

I, a Brahmin: Ananthamurthy's article

Biography from the International Literature Festival Berlin
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