Renowned writer and critic U R Ananthamurthy died in the hospital after he suffered cardiac arrest today.
UR Ananthamurthy passed away of cardiac arrest on Friday, doctors have confirmed.
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy was a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and was considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. He was well known among Indian authors.
A Padma Bhushan award winner, Ananthamurthy was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize in 2013. He hit the limelight with his novel, “Samskara”, which he wrote in 1965.
His other works include “Ghatashraddha”, “Bharatipura”, “Avasthe” and “Bhava”.
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