K. Shivaram Karanth

Indian writer (1902-1997) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 95

Kota Shivaram Karanth, also abbreviated as K. Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian author, who was a novelist in the Kannada language, a playwright and an ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him the "Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India, who has been one of the finest novelists-activists since independence".

K. Shivaram Karanth is read about 83 times a day, in 16 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Karanth on a 2003 stamp of India

Awards

Jnanpith Award1977

Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada1959

Padma Bhushan

About this person

He was the third writer to be decorated with the Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honor conferred in India. His son Ullas, is an ecological conservationist.

Country

India