G.S. Amur | |
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Born | Gururaja ShyamacharyaAmur 8 May 1925 Bommanahalli, Dharwad District, Karnataka state, India |
Died | 28 September 2020[1] | (aged 95)
Occupation | Writer Professor |
Language |
Kannada, English, Sanskrit, Marathi |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
Notable awards | Pampa award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Bendre Award, Rajyotsava Award, Nrupathunga Award, State award |
Spouse | Shantha Anur |
Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (8 May 1925 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian professor of literature, writer and critic in both the Kannada and English languages. He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of India.
Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Mumbai and his PhD in English from the Karnatak University, Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A., Amur worked as a professor of English at the Karnatak University, Dharwad and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University as a Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972 and 1973. He was married to Shanta Amur and resided in Dharwad.
Amur died on 28 September 2020 due to age related ailments at the age of 95. [8]
Kannada
English
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G.S. Amur | |
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Born | Gururaja ShyamacharyaAmur 8 May 1925 Bommanahalli, Dharwad District, Karnataka state, India |
Died | 28 September 2020[1] | (aged 95)
Occupation | Writer Professor |
Language |
Kannada, English, Sanskrit, Marathi |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
Notable awards | Pampa award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Bendre Award, Rajyotsava Award, Nrupathunga Award, State award |
Spouse | Shantha Anur |
Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (8 May 1925 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian professor of literature, writer and critic in both the Kannada and English languages. He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of India.
Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Mumbai and his PhD in English from the Karnatak University, Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A., Amur worked as a professor of English at the Karnatak University, Dharwad and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University as a Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972 and 1973. He was married to Shanta Amur and resided in Dharwad.
Amur died on 28 September 2020 due to age related ailments at the age of 95. [8]
Kannada
English
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link)