Mandagere Subbarao Krishnamurthy

Mandagere Subbarao Krishnamurthy

Ma Su Krishnamurthy
Born (1931-06-16)16 June 1931
Mandagere, Mandya district, Karnataka
Pen name Indiresh, Ma Su Krishnamurthy
Occupation Writer, novelist, professor
Nationality Indian
Genre Fiction, non-fiction

Mandagere Subbarao Krishnamurthy (born 16 June 1931), known by the pen name Indiresh or Ma Su Krishnamurthy, is a Kannada writer and Hindi writer.[1][2]

He was conferred the Tamra Patra award by former President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma in recognition of his literary work in Hindi.

Biography

Early life and education

Krishnamurthy was born in Mandagere, of Mandya district in Karnataka State to a native Kannada family. His education began in Mandagere. He moved to Mysore for further studies and completed his Master of Arts (M.A.) in Kannada from Mysore University in 1958. He continued his studies in Banaras Hindu University and earned his M.A. in Hindi in 1962. He then moved to Mysore to pursue further studies and earned his PhD in Hindi from Mysore University in 1966. He currently lives in Mysore with his wife Indira Krishnamurthy.

Career

Krishnamurthy began his academic career as a lecturer in Hindi at National College, Bangalore in 1967. He then moved to Mysore University and joined the Hindi Department. He served as a professor of Hindi and retired as the Head of the Hindi Department in the year 1991.[3] He also served as the Hindi Advisory board member in the Health and Family Welfare Ministry in the Indian Government from 1988 to 1991.

Awards

Ma Su Krishnamurthy being awarded the Tamra Patra by President Shankar Dayal Sharma

Bibliography

Literary works

Hindi to Kannada translations

Original works in Kannada

Original novels in Kannada

Collection of stories

Collection of essays

Sketches

Dramas

Criticism

Children's novels

Poems

Edited

References

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