December 12, 2024
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy was born on 21st December 1932. He was a modern-day writer and interpreter in the Kannada language and was regarded as one of the trailblazers of the Navya movement. He was a noted Indian author & Socialist.
AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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Padma Bhushan | Civilian Award | 1998 | Literature and Education |
U. R. Ananthamurthy died on 22/08/2014 due to Cardiac Arrest in Bangalore (Bengaluru), in the state of Karnataka, India. During death, he wad admit in Manipal Hospital, Banglore.
DEATHDAY | 22 August,2014 (Thursday) |
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DEATH PLACE | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
DEATH COUNTRY | India |
Father | Udupi Rajagopalacharya |
Mother | Satyabhama |
Siblings | None |
Wife | Esther Ananthamurthy |
Son | Sharat Ananthamurthy |
Daughter | Anuradha Ananthamurthy |
He was born to Udupi Rajagopalacharya and Satyabhama. He was married to Esther Ananthamurthy till his death in 2014 and together had a son named Sharat Ananthamurthy and a daughter named Anuradha Ananthamurthy.
U. R. Ananthamurthy was 81 years 8 months & 1 day old age.