A. N. Murthy Rao

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A.N. Murthy Rao
Born	(1900-06-16)16 June 1900 Akkihebbalu, Mysore State, British India
Died	23 August 2003(2003-08-23) (aged 103)
Occupation	Professor, Writer
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Fiction
Literary movement	Navodaya
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award
Website
www.anmoorthyrao.com

Akkihebbalu Narasimha Murthy Rao (16 June 1900--23 August 2003) was an Indian author who wrote in Kannada.

Biography[]

Born in Akkihebbalu (Mandya District), Murthy studied in Mysore and later taught English at Mysore University.^{[citation needed]} He was the first Director of Kannada and Culture Department of the Karnataka Government and also presided over the 56th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Murthy is popular for his atheistic thoughts and writings. He has also written dramas, short stories. In addition, he was the first director of the Kannada & Sanskriti Department, spearheaded by Kengal Hanumanthaiah.^{[citation needed]}

Works[]

• AaShaDhaBhoothi (Translation of Molière's drama)
• Devaru:^[1]
• aleyuva mana: (essay, including Homer)
• Aparavayaskana America Yatre (travelogue, account of his travels in Chicago and other places in the U.S.)
• sanjegaNNina hinnOTa(Aftersights in the Evening)
• Hagaluganasugalu (Daydreams)
• Minugu Minchu (Flickering Lightning)
• Janatha Janardhana (Citizen God)
• Mahabharatadalli Kedu Aembudara Samasye (The problem of evil in Mahabharatha)
• Ganavihara (Traveling through music)
• Sahitya Mattu Satya (Literature and Truth)
• Hemavathi Teerada Tavasi (The hermit on the banks of Hemavathi)
• Poorvasoorigalodane (With the ancient masters)
• Shakespeare
• B. M. Srikantaiah
• Paschatya Sanna kathegalu (Western short stories)
• Chitragalu Patragalu (Sketches and Letters)
• Socratesana Koneya Dinagalu (Last days of Socrates)
• Yodhana Punaragamana (Return of the soldier)

And multiple collections of light essays which he was widely known for.^[2]

References[]

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