Anupama Niranjana

Anupama Niranjana (Kannada: ಅನುಪಮಾ ನಿರಂಜನ) (1934–1991)[1] was a doctor in India and writer of modern Kannada fiction and non-fiction.

Anupama Niranjana
Born
Venkata Lakshmi

1934
Tirthahalli
Died1991
NationalityIndian
OccupationDoctor, Writer
Spouse(s)Niranjana

She advocated the woman's point of view and was one among such writers in Kannada, which includes others like Triveni and M. K. Indira. Her novel Runamuktalu has been made into a successful film by Puttanna Kanagal.[2]

Born Venkatalakshmi, Anupama practiced as a physician in Dharwad and Bangalore. Anupama took to writing early in life and wrote several novels and stories dealing with social issues, particularly women's issue.[3] She was married to the Kannada writer Niranjana, a leading novelist of the Progressive school of modern Kannada literature. Their daughters Tejaswini and Seemanthini are well known academicians. Anupama died of cancer. An award has been instituted in her name for women writing in Kannada.[4]

Major works
  • Anant Geeth
  • Shwetambari
  • Sneh Pallavi
  • Runamuktalu
  • Seve
  • Pushpak
  • Kanmani
  • Odalu
  • Nenapu: Sihi-Kahi
  • Kallol
  • Aala
  • Mukti Chitra
  • Madhavi
  • Ghosha
  • Nati
  • Moolamukhi (last novel)
  • Cancer Jagattu
  • Taayi magu
  • Dinakkondu kathe (collection of children's stories)

Major awards
  • Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award
  • Soviet Land Nehru Award

References
  1. Women writing in India, p. 382.
  2. Photo on Kamat's Potpourri
  3. One of her stories
  4. Anupama Award


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