Venugopal Sorab was a poet and writer in Kannada and in English

English language

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. He has authored 5 novels in Kannada, besides several poem collections in Kannada and English. His first piece of literature was a poem collection called Musuku nusuku.

Personal life

Venugopala Soraba was born in Devanahalli

Devanahalli

Devanahalli previously called Devanadoddi, Devanapura, and Yusufabad) is a city in the state of Karnataka in India. The city is located outside the city limits of Bangalore. Devanahalli is the site of the newly constructed Bengaluru International Airport, the second largest in India...

 in 1937. His father was Rama Rao and his mother Seetabai. He was married to Savita Venugopal, and has 4 sons. He was a professor in Kanakapura Rural College and NMKRV College for Women, Jayanagar

Jayanagar

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Works

His various works are:

• Musuku nusuku
• Dhaare
• Hoo higgu
• Bayalaagada jana
• Jeeva jeevanta
• Gari murida hakkigalu
• Two children and the singing bird (English)

He won an award from the Kannada Sahitya Academy for Gari murida hakkigalu in 1974.