Anupama Niranjana (1934–1991) was a doctor in

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and writer of modern

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fiction and non-fiction. She advocated the woman's point of view and was one among such writers in Kannada, which includes others like Triveni and

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. Her novel ''Runamuktalu'' was made into a film by

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. Born Venkatalakshmi, Anupama practiced as a physician in

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and

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. Anupama took to writing early in life and wrote several novels and stories dealing with social issues, particularly women's issue. She was married to the Kannada writer Niranjana, a novelist of the Progressive school of modern

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. Their daughters Tejaswini and Seemanthini are academics. Anupama died of cancer. An award has been instituted in her name for women writing in Kannada.Anupama Award
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Major works

*''Anantha Geetha'' *''Shwetambari'' *''Sneha Pallavi'' *''Runamuktalu'' *''Kanmani'' *''Odalu'' *''Nenapu: Sihi-Kahi'' *''Kallola'' *''Aala'' *''Mukti Chitra'' *''Madhavi'' *''Ghosha'' *''Nati'' *''Moolamukhi'' (last novel) *''Cancer Jagattu'' *''Taayi magu'' *''Dinakkondu kathe'' (collection of children's stories)

Major awards

*Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award *Soviet Land Nehru Award * Kannada Rajyotsava

References

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