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Umashankar Joshi Biography: Early Life, Nishith, Gangotri, Jnanpith Award and Public Life
Umashankar Joshi biography: born in 1911, the Gujarati poet of Nishith shared the Jnanpith Award in 1967 and was a leading voice…
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Jhaverchand Meghani Biography: Early Life, Folk Literature of Saurashtra, Poetry, Freedom Struggle and Legacy
Jhaverchand Meghani biography: born in 1896, the Gujarati poet and folklorist collected the tales and songs of Saurashtra and was called 'Rashtriya…
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Vijay Tendulkar Biography: Early Life, Ghashiram Kotwal, Sakharam Binder, Screenplays and Family
Vijay Tendulkar biography: born in 1928, the Marathi playwright of Ghashiram Kotwal and Sakharam Binder changed Indian theatre with plays about violence…
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Viswanatha Satyanarayana Biography: Early Life, Veyi Padagalu, Ramayana Kalpavruksham, Jnanpith Award and Legacy
Viswanatha Satyanarayana biography: born in 1895, the 'Kavi Samrat' wrote Veyi Padagalu and Ramayana Kalpavruksham and was the first Telugu writer to…
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Sri Sri Biography: Early Life, Maha Prasthanam, Revolutionary Poetry, Film Songs and Legacy
Sri Sri biography: born in 1910, the Telugu poet Srirangam Srinivasa Rao wrote Maha Prasthanam, the collection that began modern revolutionary poetry…
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Gurajada Apparao Biography: Early Life, Kanyasulkam, Poetry, Social Reform and Legacy
Gurajada Apparao biography: born in 1862, the Telugu playwright of Kanyasulkam brought the spoken language and social reform into modern Telugu literature.
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D. R. Bendre Biography: Early Life, Poetry, Naku Tanti, Jnanpith Award and Family
D. R. Bendre biography: born in Dharwad in 1896, the lyric poet known as Ambikatanayadatta is regarded as the greatest Kannada poet…
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Shivaram Karanth Biography: Early Life, Novels, Yakshagana, Jnanpith Award, Activism and Family
Shivaram Karanth biography: born in 1902, the Kannada novelist of Mookajjiya Kanasugalu also revived Yakshagana, wrote encyclopaedias and campaigned for the environment.
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Kuvempu Biography: Early Life, Sri Ramayana Darshanam, Novels, Jnanpith Award and Family
Kuvempu biography: born in 1904, the Kannada poet and novelist wrote the epic Sri Ramayana Darshanam and was the first Kannada writer…
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Girish Karnad Biography: Early Life, Tughlaq, Hayavadana, Films, Jnanpith Award and Family
Girish Karnad biography: born in 1938, the Kannada playwright of Tughlaq and Hayavadana was also an actor and film-maker, and won the…
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Kunchacko Boban Biography: Age, Early Life, Aniyathipraavu, Films, Udaya Pictures, Wife and Family
Kunchacko Boban biography: born 2 November 1976 in Alappuzha, the star of Aniyathipraavu reinvented himself from romantic hero to acclaimed character actor.
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Jayaram Biography: Age, Early Life, Mimicry, Films, Awards, Wife Parvathy and Family
Jayaram biography: born 10 December 1964 at Perumbavoor, the mimicry artist turned actor has starred in more than 200 films in Malayalam,…