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Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was influenced by [[Indian Independence Movement]] and became a staunch follower of [[Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation]]. He was jailed by the British administration in 1942 for 2 months for his participation in the [[Quit India Movement]] and in 1947. His son Ramachandra became a martyr for the same cause in 1947. | Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was influenced by [[Indian Independence Movement]] and became a staunch follower of [[Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation]]. He was jailed by the British administration in 1942 for 2 months for his participation in the [[Quit India Movement]] and in 1947. His son Ramachandra became a martyr for the same cause in 1947. | ||
After Independence in 1947, Goruru worked in the [[ | After Independence in 1947, Goruru worked in the [[ Industries]]. He began writing early in life with the celebrated books ''HALLIYA CHITHRAGALLU'' (1930) and ''NAMMA OORINA RASIKARU'' (1932). His "Amerikadalli Goruru" 1979, is a satirical travelogue of a true Indian in United States. It fetched him the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1981.<ref>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10307.htm#kannada ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331234009/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10307.htm#kannada |date=31 March 2009 }}</ref> His short story "[[Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu]]" (based on true events) was made into a [[Kannada]] movie of the same name by noted director [[S. Siddalingaiah]] in 1975. Novels ''Hemavathi'' and ''URVASHI'' were also made into movies. His travelogue was made into a television series. His other works include ''Rasaphala'', ''Namma Oorina Rasikaru'', ''Putta mallige'', ''Hemavathi'' and ''Garudagambada Dasayya'', ''MERAVANIGE''. His ''Rajanartaki'' was a translation of the Gujarathi novel ''Amrapali'' by Ramachandra Thakore. He was nominated to [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] in 1952 in recognition of his literary contributions. In 1971 he was a recipient of an Honorary doctorate from the [[University of Mysore]]. | ||
A road in [[Rajajinagar]], [[Bangalore]] is named after | A road in [[Rajajinagar]], [[Bangalore]] is named after our Goruru iyenger | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||