A. N. Murthy Rao

A.N. Murthy Rao
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Born	(1900-06-16)16 June 1900 Akkihebbalu, Mysore State, British India
Died	23 August 2003(2003-08-23) (aged 103)
Occupation	Professor, Writer
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Fiction
Literary movement	Navodaya
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award
Website
www.anmoorthyrao.com

Akkihebbalu Narasimha Murthy Rao (16 June 1900—23 August 2003) was an Indian author who wrote in Kannada.

Biography

Born at Akkihebbalu in (Mandya District), he studied in Mysore and later taught English at Mysore University. He was the first Director of Kannada and Culture Department of the Karnataka Government and also presided over the 56th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in 1984.

Though popular for his atheistic thoughts and writings, he has also written dramas, short stories and in addition headed a couple of government assignments. He was the first director of the Kannada & Sanskriti Department, spearheaded by Kengal Hanumanthaiah.

Works

• AaShaDhaBhoothi (Translation of Molière's drama)
• Devaru:
• aleyuva mana: (essay, including Homer)
• Aparavayaskana America Yatre (travelogue, account of his travels in Chicago and other places in the U.S.)
• sanjegaNNina hinnOTa(Aftersights in the Evening)
• Hagaluganasugalu (Daydreams)
• Minugu Minchu (Flickering Lightning)
• Janatha Janardhana (Citizen God)
• Mahabharatadalli Kedu Aembudara Samasye (The problem of evil in Mahabharatha)
• Ganavihara (Traveling through music)
• Sahitya Mattu Satya (Literature and Truth)
• Hemavathi Teerada Tavasi (The hermit on the banks of Hemavathi)
• Poorvasoorigalodane (With the ancient masters)
• Shakespeare
• B. M. Srikantaiah
• Paschatya Sanna kathegalu (Western short stories)
• Chitragalu Patragalu (Sketches and Letters)
• Socratesana Koneya Dinagalu (Last days of Socrates)
• Yodhana Punaragamana (Return of the soldier)

And multiple collections of light essays which he was widely known for.