U. R. Ananthamurthy

male, 77 years old
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, is a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada language and considered as one of the most important...
Kuvempu

Kuvempu

male, deceased (1994)
Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, Koppa taluk, of Chikmagalur district to a native Kannada family. He was brought up in a place in the lush Malenadu...
Poornachandra Tejaswi

Poornachandra Tejaswi

male, deceased (2007)
Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (September 08 1938 - April 5, 2007) was a prominent Kannada writer and novelist who has made a great...
Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

male, 71 years old
Girish Karnad (born May 19, 1938), is a contemporary writer, playwright, actor and movie director in Kannada language. He is the latest one among...
S. L. Bhyrappa

S. L. Bhyrappa

male, 75 years old
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, is a Kannada novelist, whose works are immensely popular both within India and abroad. Bhyrappa is widely...
T. P. Kailasam

T. P. Kailasam

male, deceased (1946)
Thyagaraja Paramasiva Kailasam (1884 - 1946), was a playwright and prominent writer of Kannada literature. His contribution to Kannada theatrical...

Durvinita

male, deceased (579)
Durvinita (529-579 CE) is seen as the most successful ruler of the Western Ganga Dynasty. Son of the previous ruler, Avinita, Durvinita's assession...
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar

Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar

male, deceased (1991)
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Kannada:ಗೊರೂರು ರಾಮಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಐಯಂಗಾರ್ (1904 - 1991), affectionately known as Gorur, was an eminent Kannada writer; well known fo...

Hermann Mögling

male, deceased (1881)
Hermann Mögling was a German missionary from the Basel Mission who spent most of his career in the western regions of the state of Karnataka, I...

Kappe Arabhatta

male
Kappe Arabhatta was a Kannada poet of 7th century, and is famous for his inscription written in 700 CE during Chalukya's rule in Badami. He is also...