# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/masti-venkatesha-iyengar
# Generated: 2026-08-15T20:14:48.295Z

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name: "Masti Venkatesha Iyengar"
slug: "masti-venkatesha-iyengar"
description: "Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means \"Maasti, Kannada's Treasure\". He is most renowned for his short stories. He wrote under the pen name Srinivasa. He was honoured with the title Rajasevasakta by then Maharaja of Mysore Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadeyar."
tagline: "Indian writer (1891–1986)"
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gender: "male"
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  isoCode: "IN"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1891-06-06"
deathDate: "1986-06-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump