Jnanpith Awardee
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Sanskrit scholar Swami Rambhadracharya, Urdu poet Gulzar selected for 58th Jnanpith Award
India | Feb 17, 2024, 07:43 PM IST58th Jnanpith Award: Rambhadracharya, the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot, is a renowned Hindu spiritual leader, educator and writer of more than 100 books.
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Ananthamurthy, the colossus of literature, passes away into infinity
India | Aug 22, 2014, 09:11 PM ISTBangalore: Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee U.R. Ananthamurthy passed away in Banglore on Friday after a brief illness. He was 82.Ananthamurthy, who was admitted in a private hospital last week for treatment following infection
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Ananthamurthy given security cover, says nowhere to go
India | May 21, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTBangalore: Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy has been given police protection following “threat perception” over his remark that he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister.“Security was
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'NaMo Brigade' sends travel itinerary to Ananthamurthy
India | May 19, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTBangalore: A group called “NaMo Brigade” has sent a travel itinerary to noted Kannada literary personality and Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy, who had said that he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes