U.R. Ananthamurthy
Born	21 December 1932 Melige, Tirthahalli taluk, Shimoga District, Kingdom of Mysore
Occupation	Professor, Writer
Nationality	India
Genres	Fiction
Literary movement	Navya
Influences Ram Manohar Lohia, Gopalakrishna Adiga, Shantaveri Gopalagowda, M.K. Gandhi

Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (born December 21, 1932) is a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and is considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. He is well known among Indian authors.^[1] He is the sixth person among eight recipients of the Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language,^[2] the highest literary honor conferred in India.^[3] In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.

Early life[link]

Ananthamurthy was born in Melige, in Tirthahalli taluk in the Shimoga District. His education started in a traditional Sanskrit school in Doorvasapura and continued in Tirthahalli and Mysore. After receiving a Master of Arts degree from the University of Mysore Ananthamurthy went to England for further studies on a Commonwealth Scholarship. He earned his doctorate from the University of Birmingham in 1966 for his dissertation thesis entitled "Politics and Fiction in the 1930s".^[4]

Career[link]

U R Ananthamurthy in an interview

Ananthamurthy's career started as a professor and instructor in 1970 in English department of University of Mysore. He was the Vice-Chancellor in Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala in 1987. Ananthamurthy served as the Chairman of National Book Trust India for the year 1992. In 1993 he was elected as the president of Sahitya Academy. Ananthamurthy served as a visiting professor in many renowned Indian and foreign universities including Jawaharlal Nehru University, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, University of Iowa, Tufts University and Shivaji University.^[1] At present Ananthamurthy is serving as the second time chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India.^[5]

Ananthamurthy has participated and delivered lectures in numerous seminars as writer and orator both in and outside the country. He was the member of the committee of Indian writers and visited countries like the Soviet Union, Hungary, France and West Germany 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.

Ananthamurthy is well known for his famous interviews of notable Kannada writers for Mysore radio. He has interviewed personalities like K. Shivaram Karanth, Gopalakrishna Adiga, R.K. Narayan, R. K. Laxman and K. M. Cariappa.

Literary works[link]

U R Ananthamurthy in his reading room

Ananthamurthy's works have been translated into several Indian and European languages and have been awarded with important literary prizes.^[1] His main works include Samskara, Bhava, Bharathi Pura, 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 psychological aspects of people in different situations, times and circumstances. His writings supposedly analyze aspects ranging from challenges and changes faced by Brahmin 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 socio-political and economic changes on traditional Hindu 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), Mowni (Silent Man), Karthika' etc. It does not mean that Ananthamurthy is just clinging to portraying only such somewhat standard subjects of Indian literature of his period. His novelette "Bara" (Drought) portrays the dynamics of a drought-striken 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 monetary success in his life. However, he is a simpleton that 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.

Personal life[link]

U. R. Ananthamurthy is married to Esther and has two children, Sharat and Anuradha. He currently resides in Bangalore.

Political life[link]

U. R. Ananthamurthy made an unsuccessful run for the Lok Sabha in which he stated that his

A Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda had made an offer for Murthy to contest for his party. However, after the Janata Dal (Secular) worked a power sharing agreement with the Bharatiya Janata Party Murthy said

Ananthamurthy also contested for the Rajya Sabha elections from state assembly in 2006.^[8]

In June 2007 Ananthamurthy declared that he will not take part in literary functions in future in the wake of strong criticism for his reaction on S.L. Bhyrappa’s controversial novel Aavarana.^[9]

The idea proposed by Ananthamurthy to rename ten cities in Karnataka including Bengaluru from their colonial forms to actual native forms was accepted by Government of Karnataka and the cities were renamed on the occasion of golden jubilee celebrations of formation of Karnataka.^[10]

Awards[link]

• 1984: Rajyothsava Award
• 1994: Jnanpith Award
• 1995: Maasti
• 1998: Padma Bhushan^[11]
• 2008: Nadoja Award by Kannada University^[12]
• 2011: The Hindu Literary Prize, shortlist, Bharathipura
• 2012: DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, shortlist, Bharathipura

Bibliography[link]

Short story collections[link]

• Endendhigu Mugiyada Kathe
• Mouni
• Prashne
• Clip Joint
• Ghata Shradda
• Aakaasha mattu Bekku
• Eradu dashakada kategalu
• Aidu dashakada kategalu

Novels[link]

• Samskara
• Bharathipura
• Avasthe
• Bhava
• Divya

Plays[link]

• Avahane

Collection of Poems[link]

• 15 Padyagalu
• Mithuna
• Ajjana hegala sukkugalu

Literary Criticism and Essays[link]

• Prajne mathu Parisara
• Sannivesha
• Sanamkshama
• Poorvapara
• Yugapallata
• Valmikiya Nevadalli
• Maatu Sotha Bharatha
• Sadya Mattu Shashvata

Journalism[link]

• Editor - Rujuvathu

Ananthamurthy's novels in media[link]

Movies[link]

• Samskara
• Bara
• Avaste
• Mouni
• Diksha

See also[link]

• Kannada
• Kannada literature

Footnotes[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: U. R. Ananthamurthy

• U R Ananthamurthy's writings and Blog
• I, a Brahmin: Ananthamurthy's article
• Biography from the International Literature Festival Berlin

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U-Roy
Background information
Birth name	Ewart Beckford
Also known as	The Originator
Born	(1942-09-21) 21 September 1942 (age 69)
Origin	Jones Town, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae Dancehall Dub
Years active	1961–present

U-Roy (born Ewart Beckford, 21 September 1942, Jones Town, Jamaica),^[1] OD, is a Jamaican musician, also known as The Originator. He is best known as a pioneer of toasting.^[2]

Biography[link]

U-Roy's musical career began in 1961 when he began deejaying at various sound systems. This included a stint operating Sir Coxsone Dodd's Number Two set, while King Stitt "The Ugly One" ran the main set. U-Roy eventually worked with King Tubby at Duke Reid's Sound System in the late 1960s. Around this period, King Tubby had started to experiment with his studio equipment in an attempt to create new effects and sounds, which would eventually lead to a new style of Reggae called dub music. With U-Roy as his most prominent deejay and with access to some of Treasure Isle Studios' finest rocksteady rhythms, King Tubby's new sound became extraordinarily popular and U-Roy became a local celebrity. However, his first single "Earth's Rightful Ruler" was not a King Tubby collaboration; it was recorded with Peter Tosh for Lee "Scratch" Perry.^[1]

He recorded Dynamic Fashion Way (his first successful release) for Keith Hudson in 1969,^[1] and then went on to work with almost every major producer on the island: Lee Perry, Peter Tosh, Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, Sonia Pottinger, Rupie Edwards, Alvin Ranglin and Lloyd Daley.

In 1970, Jamaican singer John Holt who was the lead vocalist of The Paragons became a fan of U-Roy's technique. Working with Duke Reid, U-Roy's fame grew through a series of singles, including "Wake the Town" and "Wear You to the Ball".^[1]

U-Roy's success continued throughout the 1970s, perhaps most famously with the album Dread in a Babylon, produced by "Prince" Tony Robinson and propelled by the album's skank smash hit "Runaway Girl". The album cover featured an iconic picture of U-Roy disappearing in a thick cloud of cannabis smoke while holding a chalice and included the song "Chalice in the Palace", which in a satirical manner he imagines smoking ganja with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in Buckingham Palace. U-Roy had become one of Jamaica's biggest stars by the early 1980s, also garnering significant acclaim in the United Kingdom.

His most recent album was 2000's Serious Matter.^[1]

U-Roy was awarded Jamaica's Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer on October 15, 2007.^[3]

The music of U-Roy was frequently played on Joe Strummer's London Calling (BBC World Service) radio show.

Style[link]

Calling himself 'your ace from outer space', U-Roy revolutionized the musical style of reggae in 1969. Even though U-Roy was not the first microphone artist, he was the first to gain recognition through recording this style. U-Roy popularized and gained a wider audience for "toasting"; rapping over "versions" of popular songs remixed by King Tubby.^[1] Considered one of Jamaica's first Deejay stars, "U-Roy raised the art of toasting to new heights. He didn't just spit a few phrases here and there, he rode the riddim from the starting gate to the last furlong".^[4] U-Roy working with Duke Reid created a "version" of the Paragons' "Wear You to the Ball" which became the first "toast" record to make an impact in 1969.

Discography[link]

• Version Galore - 1970
• Version Galore Vol 2 - 1972
• U Roy - 1974
• Dread In a Babylon - 1975
• Natty Rebel - 1976
• The Best of U Roy - 1976
• African Roots - 1976
• Rasta Ambassador - 1977
• Jah Son Of Africa - 1978
• With Words of Wisdom - 1979
• The Originator - 1980
• Love Gamble - 1980

References[link]

External links[link]

• Smokeyroom's Version Galore
• U-Roy biography at the Allmusic website

Girish Raghunath Karnad
Born	(1938-05-19) 19 May 1938 (age 74) Matheran, Maharashtra
Occupation	Playwright, Film Director, Film actor, Poet
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Genres	Fiction
Literary movement	Navya
Notable work(s)	Tughalak 1964 Taledanda
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Girish Raghunath Karnad (born 19 May 1938) is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language. His rise as a prominent playwright in 1960s, marked the coming of age of Modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did it in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi.^[1] He is a recipient^[2] of the 1998 Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India.

For four decades Karnad has been composing plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. He has translated his major plays into English, and has received critical acclaim across India.^[3] His plays have been translated into several Indian languages and directed by eminent directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan and Amal Allana.^[3] He is also active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor, director, and screenwriter, both in Hindi and Kannada cinema, earning numerous awards along the way. He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

[edit] Early life and education

Girish Karnad was born in Matheran, Maharashtra, into a Konkani Saraswat Brahmin family. His initial schooling was in Sirsi, Karnataka, here he was exposed to travelling theatre groups, Natak Mandalis as his parents were deeply interested in their plays.^[4] As a youngster, Karnad was an ardent admirer of Yakshagana and the theater in his village.^[5]

He earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in Mathematics and Statistics, from Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad (Karnataka University), in 1958. Upon graduation Karnad went to England and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln and Magdalen colleges in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (1960–63), earning his Master of Arts degree in philosophy, political science and economics.^[3]

Career[link]

After working with the Oxford University Press, Chennai for seven years (1963–70), he resigned to take to writing full time.^[3] While in Chennai he got involved with local amateur theatre group, The Madras Players.^[6]

During 1987-88, he was at the University of Chicago as Visiting Professor and Fulbright Playwright-in-Residence.^[3] It was during his tenure at Chicago that Nagamandala had its world premiere at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis based on an English translation of the Kannada original that Karnad himself did.^[7] Most recently, he served as Director of the Nehru Centre and as Minister of Culture, in the Indian High Commission, London (2000–03).

He has served as Director of the Film and Television Institute of India (1974–1975) and Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of the Performing Arts (1988–93).

Literature[link]

Karnad is most famous as a playwright. His plays, written in Kannada, have been widely translated into English and all major Indian languages. Karnad's plays are written neither in English, in which he dreamed of earning international literary fame as a poet, nor in his mother tongue Konkani. Instead they are composed in his adopted language Kannada. When Karnad started writing plays, Kannada literature was highly influenced by the renaissance in Western literature. Writers would choose a subject which looked entirely alien to manifestation of native soil. C. Rajagopalachari's version of the Mahabharat published in 1951, left a deep impact on him,^[8] and soon sometime in the mid 1950s, one day he experienced a rush of dialogues spoken by characters from the Mahabharata in his adopted language Kannada. "I could actually hear the dialogues being spoken into my ears..."I was just the scribe, " said Karnad in a later interview. Eventually Yayati was published in 1961, he was 23 years old. It is based on the story of King Yayati, one of the ancestors of the Pandavas, who was cursed into premature old age by his father-in-law, Shukracharya, incensed by Yayati's infidelity. Yayati in turn asks his sons to sacrifice their youth for him, and one of them agrees. It ridicules the ironies of life through characters in Mahabharata and became an instant success, immediately translated and staged in several other Indian languages.^[7]

In a situation like that Karnad found a new approach like drawing historical and mythological sources to tackle contemporary themes, and existentialist crisis of modern man, through his characters locked in psychological and philosophical conflicts. His next was Tughlaq (1964), his best loved play, about an idealist 14th-century Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, and allegory on the Nehruvian era which started with ambitious idealism and ended up in disillusionment.^[8] This established Karnad, now 26-years old, as one of the most promising playwrights in the country. It was staged by the National School of Drama Repertory under the direction of Ebrahim Alkazi, with the actor Manohar Singh, playing the visionary king who later becomes disillusioned and turns bitter, amidst the historic Purana Qila in Delhi. It was later staged in London by the National School of Drama for the Festival of India in 1982.^[3][7]

Hayavadana (1971) was based on a theme drawn from The Transposed Heads, a 1940 novella by Thomas Mann, which is originally found in Kathasaritsagara, herein he employed the folk theatre form of Yakshagana. A German version of the play, was directed by Vijaya Mehta as part of the repertoire of the Deutsches National Theatre, Weimar. Naga-Mandala (Play with Cobra, 1988) was based on a folk tale related to him by A. K. Ramanujam, brought him the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award for the Most Creative Work of 1989. It was directed by J. Garland Wright, as part of the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis. The theatre subsequently commissioned him to write the play, Agni Mattu Male (The Fire and the Rain). Though prior to it came Taledanda (Death by Beheading, 1990) which used the backdrop, the rise of Veerashaivism, a radical protest and reform movement in 12th century Karnataka to bring out current issues.^[3][9]

Movies[link]

Karnad made his acting as well as screenwriting debut in a Kannada movie, Samskara (1970), based on a novel by U.R. Ananthamurthy and directed by Pattabhirama Reddy. That movie won the first President's Golden Lotus Award for Kannada cinema. Over the years he had acted in a number Hindi and Kannada feature films, and worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Shyam Benegal.^[3] In television, he played the role of Swami's father in TV series Malgudi Days (1986–1987), based on R. K. Narayan's books.

He made his directorial debut with Vamsha Vriksha (1971), based on a Kannada novel by S.L. Bhairappa. It won him National Film Award for Best Direction along with B. V. Karanth, who co-directed the film. Later, Karnad directed several movies in Kannada and Hindi, including Godhuli (1977) and Utsav (1984). He has made number of documentaries, like one on the Kannada poet D. R. Bendre (1972), Kanaka-Purandara (English, 1988) on two medieval Bhakti poets of Karnataka, Kanaka Dasa and Purandara Dasa, and The Lamp in the Niche (English, 1989) on Sufism and the Bhakti movement. Many of his films and documentaries have won several national and international awards.

Some of his famous Kannada movies include Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Ondanondu Kaladalli, Cheluvi and Kaadu and most recent film Kanooru Heggaditi (1999), based on a novel by Kannada writer Kuvempu.

His Hindi movies include Nishaant (1975), Manthan (1976), Swami (1977) and Pukar (2000). He has acted in a number of Nagesh Kukunoor films, starting with Iqbal (2005) written by Vipul K Rawal, where his role of the ruthless cricket coach too got him critical acclaim. This was followed by Dor (2006), 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009), with lead actor Akshay Kumar and Aashayein (2010).

He has also acted in Kannada gangster movie Aa Dinagalu.

Other notable works[link]

He has played the role of Karadi, the sootradhar (narrator), for several stories in the popular audiobook series for kids, Karadi Tales. He has also been the voice of APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in the audiobook of Kalam's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks Wings of Fire.

Awards and honors[link]

For literature[link]

• Sangeet Natak Akademi award - 1972
• Padma Shri - 1974
• Padma Bhushan - 1992
• Kannada Sahitya Academy award - 1992
• Sahitya Academy award - 1994
• Jnanpith Award - 1998
• Kalidas Samman - 1998
• Rajyotsava Award
• D. Litt., Karnatak University - 1994 ^[3]
• Honorary Doctorate, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - 2011 ^[10]

Films[link]

National Film Awards

• 1970: Best Film (Golden Lotus): Samskara Kannada
• 1972: Best Direction: Vamsha Vriksha (with B.V. Karanth)
• 1974: Second Best Feature Film: Kaadu
• 1978: Best Screenplay: Bhumika (with Shyam Benegal and Satyadev Dubey)
• 1978: Best Feature Film in Kannada: Ondanondu Kaladalli
• 1989: Best Non-Feature Film: Kanaka Purandara
• 1990: Best Non-feature Film on Social Issues: The Lamp in the Niche
• 1993: Best Film on Environment Conservation: Cheluvi
• 2000:Best Feature Film in Kannada: Kaanuru Heggadathi ^[11]

Filmfare Awards

• 1980: Filmfare Best Screenplay Award: Godhuli (with B.V. Karanth)
• 1980: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Aasha: Nominated
• 1982: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Teri Kasam : Nominated

Others

• Karnataka State Award for the Best Supporting Actor in "Santa Shishunala Shareef" - 1991
• Mysore State Award for Best Kannada film and the Best Direction for VamshaVruksha - 1972
• Gubbi Veeranna Award
• Honorary Doctorate from University of Southern California, Los Angeles - 2011

He also served as the director of the Film and Television Institute of India from 1974–1975, the Indian co-chairman for the Joint Media Committee of the Indo-US Sub-Commission on Education and Culture from 1984–1993, chairman of the Sangeet Natak Academy from 1988–1993, and president of Karnataka Nataka Academy from 1976-1978.

Personal life[link]

Karnad is married to Dr. Saraswathy Ganapathy and they have two children Shalmali Radha and Raghu Amay, and lives in Bangalore.^[3]

Activism[link]

A proponent of secularism, multi-culturalism and the freedom of expression, Girish Karnad has been a critic of the rise of religious fundamentalism and Hindutva in India. He publicly condemned the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, and later spoke against the attempts to create controversy about the Idgah Maidan in Hubli.^[3]

Quotations[link]

• "I see a legacy of my generation.."I am happy to belong to a generation that had a Dharmaveer Bharti, a Mohan Rakesh, a Vijay Tendulkar and I. Together we can claim that we did create a national theatre for modern India."

- 1999 (On being asked about his lasting legacy) ^[7]

Bibliography[link]

Plays[link]

• Yayati (1961)^[12]
• Tughlaq (1964) (translated in Hindustani by B.V. Karanth. Major Indian directors who have staged it: Ebrahim Alkazi, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Dinesh Thakur & Shyamanand Jalan (in Bengali).
• Hayavadana (1972)
• Anjulimallige (1977)
• Hittina Hunja (1980)
• Nagamandala (1988) (Play with Cobra)
• Taledanda (1990) (Death by Beheading), in Hindi it is known as Rakt-Kalyan translated by Ram Gopal Bajaj, first directed by Ebrahim Alkazi for NSD rep., then by Arvind Gaur (1995–2008, still running) for Asmita Theater Group, New Delhi.^[13]
• Agni mattu Male (1995) (Agni Aur Varsha, The Fire and the Rain), first directed by Prasanna for NSD Rep.
• Maa Nishaadha
• Bali (The Sacrifice)
• Tippuvina Kanasugalu (The Dreams of Tipu Sultan)
• Odakalu Bimba (Hindi, Bikre Bimb; English, Broken Images)
• Maduve Album
• "Flowers"

Filmography[link]

Movies[link]

• Komaram Puli (2010) Telugu Film
• Life Goes On^{[disambiguation needed ]} (2009) (post-production) as Sanjay
• Aashayein (2009) (completed) as Parthasarthi
• 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009) as Anil Sharma
• Aa dinagalu Kannada (2007) as Girish nayak
• Dor (2006) as Randhir Singh
• Iqbal (2005) as Guruji
• Shankar Dada MBBS (Telugu) (2004) as Satya Prasad
• Hey Ram (Tamil) (2000) as Uppilli Iyengar
• Pukar (2000) as Mr. Rajvansh
• Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger (1998) as Rajwansh Shashtri
• China Gate (1998) as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
• Minsaara Kanavu (Tamil) (1997) as Amal Raj
• Ratchagan (Tamil) (1997) as Sriram
• The Prince (1996) as Vishwanath. Malayalam film
• Aatank (1996) as Inspector Khan
• Aaghata (Kannada) (1994) as Psychiatrist
• Kadhalan (Tamil) (1994) as Kakarla
• Praana Daata (1993)
• Cheluvi (1992) as Village Headman
• Guna (1991)
• Antarnaad (1991)
• Brahma (1991)
• Chaithanya (1991)
• Nehru: The Jewel of India (1990)
• Santha Shishunala Sharif (Kannada) (1990) as Govindabhatta
• Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe (1989)
• Akarshan (1988)
• Sutradhar (1987) as Zamindar
• Naan Adimai Illai (1986) as Rajinikanth's Father-in-law
• Nilakurinhi Poothappol (Malyalam) (1986) as Appu Menon
• Sur Sangam (1985) as Pandit Shivshankar Shastri
• Meri Jung (1985) as Deepak Verma
• Zamana (1985) as Satish Kumar
• Nee Thanda Kanike (Kannada) (1985)
• Divorce (1984) as Jayant Oswal
• Tarang (1984) as Dinesh
• Ek Baar Chale Aao (1983) as Din Dayal
• Ananda Bhairavi' (1983) as Narayana Sarma
• Teri Kasam (1982) as Rakesh
• Aparoopa (Assamese) (1982)
• Umbartha (Marathi) (1982) as Advocate Subhash Mahajan
• Shama (1981) as Nawab Yusuf Khan
• Apne Paraye (1980) as Harish
• Man Pasand (1980) as Kashinath
• Aasha (1980) as Deepak
• Anveshane (Kannada) (1980)
• Beqasoor (1980) as Dr. Anand Bhatnagar
• Ratnadeep (1979)
• Sampark (1979) as Heera
• Jeevan Mukt (1977) as Amarjeet
• Swami (1977) as Ghanshyam
• Manthan (1976) as Dr.Rao
• Nishaant (1975) as Schoolmaster
• Jadu Ka Shankh (1974)
• Vamsha Vriksha (1971)
• Samskara (1970) as Praneshacharya

Movies directed[link]

• Vamsha Vriksha (1971, Kannada)
• D.R. Bendre (1972, documentary)
• Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane in Kannada
• Godhuli (1977, Hindi)
• Ondanondu Kaladalli (1978) in Kannada
• Kanooru Heggadathi in Kannada
• Kaadu (1973, Kannada)
• Durga in Mahendar
• Utsav in Hindi
• Woh Ghar (1984, Hindi), based on Kirtinath Kurtakoti's Kannada play Aa Mani
• The Lamp in the Niche (1990) (documentary)
• Cheluvi (1992, Kannada and Hindi (Dubbed))
• Chidambara Rahasya (2005, Kannada)(tele film for DD1)

Other works[link]

• Evam Indrajit (English) by Badal Sircar. Tr. by Girish Karnad. 1974.

Works in translation[link]

• Yayati. Oxford University Press.
• Yayati (Hindi). Tr. by B. R. Narayan. Rajkamal Prakashan Pvt Ltd, 2008. ISBN 81-7119-627-6.
• Tughlaq: A play in 13 scenes, Oxford Univ. Press, 1972
• Hayavadana, Oxford University Press, 1975.
• Tughlaq (Marathi), Tras. Vijay Tendulkar. Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 81-7185-370-6.
• Three Plays: Naga-Mandala; Hayavadana; Tughlaq. Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-563765-8.
• Tughlaq (Hindi). Tr. by B. V. Karanth. Rajkamal Prakashan Pvt Ltd, 2005. ISBN 81-7119-790-6.
• Collected plays Vol 1: Tuglaq, Hayavadana, Bali: The Sacrifice, Naga-Mandala. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-19-567310-7.
• Collected Plays: Taledanda, the Fire and the Rain, the Dreams of Tipu Sultan, Flowers and Images: Two Dramatic Monologues: Flowers : Broken Images, Vol. 2. Oxford University Press, USA. 2005. ISBN 0-19-567311-5.
• Three plays by Girish Karnad. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563765-8.

Autobiography[link]

• Aadaadtha Aayushya. Manohara Grantha Mala, 2011

Further reading[link]

• Jaydipsinh Dodiya, Plays of Girish Karnad
• Pradeep Trikha, Multiple Celebrations, Celebrating Multiplicity in Girish Karnad - A Monograph
• Chhote Lal Khatri, Girish Karnad: Naga-mandala : a critique. Prakash Book Depot, 2006. ISBN 81-7977-165-2.
• Dr. Prafull D. Kulkarni, The Dramatic World of Girish Karnad. Creative Books Nanded, 2010. ISBN 978-81-906717-5-0.
• Neeru Tandon (2006). "Myth and Folklore in Girish Karnad's Fire and the Rain". Perspectives and challenges in Indian-English drama. Atlantic Publishers & Dist.. ISBN 81-269-0655-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=T9zhq4toCG0C&pg=PA35&dq=%22Girish+Karnad%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=15#v=onepage&q=%22Girish%20Karnad%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false. 

Footnotes[link]

References[link]

• Nand Kumar (2003). "Myths in the Plays of Girish Karnad". Indian English Drama. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 81-7625-353-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=9j7CbYk-IMIC&pg=PA114&dq=%22Girish+Karnad%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=6#v=onepage&q=%22Girish%20Karnad%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false. 
• Sachindananda (2006). "Girish Karnad". Authors speak. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-1945-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=PGWa7v08JikC&pg=PT82&dq=%22Girish+Karnad%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=8#v=onepage&q=%22Girish%20Karnad%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false. 
• Dr. Prafull D. Kulkarni (2010). The Dramatic World of Girish Karnad. Creative Books Nanded. ISBN 978-81-906717-5-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=9j7CbYk-IMIC&pg=PA114&dq=%22Girish+Karnad%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=6#v=onepage&q=%22Girish%20Karnad%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false. 
• Dr. Prafull D. Kulkarni (2010). The Enchanting World of Indian English Drama A Socio-Cultural Review. Lulu, USA. ISBN 978-0-557-74285-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=9j7CbYk-IMIC&pg=PA114&dq=%22Girish+Karnad%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=6#v=onepage&q=%22Girish%20Karnad%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false. 

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Girish Karnad

• Profile of Girish Karnad
• Girish Karnad at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile of Girish Karnad on Virtual Bangalore

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