Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy is an Indian novelist who writes in

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

. Her novel ''Vyapthi-Prapthi'' which was adapted into the film ''

Jeevana Chaitra ''Jeevana Chaitra'' () is a 1992 Indian Kannada language film directed by the duo Dorai–Bhagavan starring Rajkumar and Madhavi. It marked the re-entry of Rajkumar in films after a hiatus of three years, and was an instant hit. The film is ba ...

''. In 2008, she received the Bhuvaneshwari award at the Kannada Sahitya Parashat.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dakshinamurthy, Vishalakshi 1935 births Living people Indian women novelists 20th-century Indian novelists People from Chitradurga district Novelists from Karnataka 20th-century Indian women writers Women writers from Karnataka