G. S. Amur
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Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (Kannada
: ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರ; born May 8, 1925), a professor of literature, is a leading contemporary writer
and critic
in Kannada and English
. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award, Da. Ra. Bendre Award, Rajyotsava Award, State award and the Pampa award.
Amur is the older brother of K. S. Amur
an Indian mathematician
and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo.
district. He obtained his M. A. degree in English from the University of Mumbai
and his Ph.D. 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 1972-73. He is married to Smt. Shanta Amur and currently resides in Dharwad.
Kannada script
The Kannada script is an alphasyllabary of the Brahmic family, used primarily to write the Kannada language, one of the Dravidian languages of southern India and also Sanskrit in the past. The Telugu script is derived from Old Kannada, and resembles Kannada script...
: ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರ; born May 8, 1925), a professor of literature, is a leading contemporary writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
in Kannada and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award, Da. Ra. Bendre Award, Rajyotsava Award, State award and the Pampa award.
Amur is the older brother of K. S. Amur
K. S. Amur
Krishna Shyamacharya Amur a professor emeritus of mathematics in Differential geometry was head of the department of mathematics, Karnatak University, Dharwar....
an Indian mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo.
Career
Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the DharwadDharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
district. He obtained his M. A. degree in English from the University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...
and his Ph.D. in English from the Karnatak University
Karnatak University
The Karnatak University established initially at Mumbai in 1949, the location was shifted to Dharwad in October, 1949 and Karnatak University had its official inauguration in March 1950. The campus spans 750 acres . Dr. D. C. Pavate was the vice-chancellor of the university from 1954 to 1967...
, Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A., Amur worked as a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
at the Karnatak University
Karnatak University
The Karnatak University established initially at Mumbai in 1949, the location was shifted to Dharwad in October, 1949 and Karnatak University had its official inauguration in March 1950. The campus spans 750 acres . Dr. D. C. Pavate was the vice-chancellor of the university from 1954 to 1967...
, Dharwad
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
as a Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972-73. He is married to Smt. Shanta Amur and currently resides in Dharwad.
Awards
- Masti Award in 2010
- Pampa AwardAdikavi PampaPampa , called by the honorific Ādikavi is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time.He is very famous even today for his philosophical beliefs...
in 2006 - Da. Ra. Bendre AwardD. R. BendreDattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period. Praised as varakavi, literally 'gifted poet', he was the second person among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India...
in 2005 - Rajyotsava Award in 2000
- Sahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
in 1996 - Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 1993, 1994
- Hons S.S. Malwad Prashasti in 1988
- Karnataka Sahitya AkademiSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
in 1988
Kannada
- ನಿಂದ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ (೨೦೦೪), Ninda Hejje (2004)
- ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ ಕಾವ್ಯ(೨೦೦೩) Bendre Kaavya (2003)
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಥನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಥೆ (೨೦೦೩) Kannada Kathana Sahitya: Sanna Kathe (2003)
- ಸೀಮೋಲ್ಲಂಘನ (೨೦೦೨) Seemollanghana (2002)
- ಕಥನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (೨೦೦೧) Kathanashastra (2001)
- ಶಾಂತಿನಾಥ್ ದೇಸಾಯಿ (೨೦೦೦) Shantinath Desai (2000)
- ಅಮೃತವಾಹಿನಿ (೨೦೦೦) Amrutavaahini (2000)
- ಬೇಂದ್ರೆಕಾವ್ಯದ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಲೋಕ (೨೦೦೦) Bendrekaavyada Pratimaaloka (2000)
- ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೆಯ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ (೨೦೦೦) Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (2000)
- ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ (೧೯೯೯) Kaadambariya Swaroopa (1999)
- ವಿರಾಟ ಪುರುಷ: ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ ಸಾರಸ್ವತ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ (೧೯೯೮) Viraata Purusha: Shriranga Saraswata Sameekshe (1998)
- ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ ಪಥ (೧೯೯೫) Saatvika Patha (1995)
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಥನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: ಕಾದಂಬರಿ (೧೯೯೪) Kannada Kathana Sahitya: Kaadambari (1994)
- ಕಾಮೆಡಿ (೧೯೯೩) Comedy (1993)
- ವ್ಯವಸಾಯ (೧೯೯೨) Vyavasaaya (1992)
- ಭುವನದ ಭಾಗ್ಯ (೧೯೯೧) Bhuvanada Bhagya (1991)
- ಅರ್ಥಲೋಕ (೧೯೮೮) Arthaloka (1988)
- ಅ. ನ. ಕೃಶ್ನರಾಯರು (೧೯೮೭) A.N. Krishnarayaru (1987)
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಬೆಳೆವಣಿಗೆ (೧೯೮೩) Kannada Kaadambariya Belevanige (1983)
English
- Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (1994)
- Creations & Transcreations (1992)
- Forbidden Fruit, Views on Indo-Anglian Fiction (1992)
- A.N. Krishnarao (1987)
- Colonial Consciousness In Commonwealth Literature (1984)
- Essays on Comparative Literature and Linguistics (1984)
- Images and Impressions: Essays Mainly on Contemporary Indian Literature (1979)
- The Concept of Comedy: A Re-statement (1963)
Anthologies
- ಕೊರಳು-ಕೊಳಲು Koralu Kolalu: Collection of critical articles on modern kannada poetry (2006)
- Anthology of Selected Plays of Sriranga (2005)
- ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯೋತ್ತರ ಸಣ್ಣಕಥೆಗಳು (೨೦೦೪) Swatantryottara Sannakathegalu (2004)
- ಅವಳ ಕಥೆಗಳು (೧೯೯೯) Avala Kathegalu (1999)
- Selected Kannada Short Stories (1993)
Essays
- The River, the Lotus Pond and the Ruined Temple: An Essay on Symbolism in RK Narayan's Novels (1985)
- Philip Roth's My Life as a Man: Portrait of the Artist as a Trapped Husband (1984)
- The Beautiful and the Necessary: A Note on Emerson's Idea of Form (1983)
- Marriage as Symbolic Strategy in Seeta, Esmond in India and The Serpent and the Rope (1981)
- Theme, Structure, and Symbol in The Catcher in the Rye (1969)
- Self-Recognition in The Serpent and The Rope
- A Saint for Malgudi: A New Look at R.K. Narayan’s The Guide
- Hellenic Heroines and Sexless Angels: Images of Women in Forster's Novels