Karnataka corner!

[Chronos]

wait for more news sources to clarify/confirm.

he is hospitalised, but yeah you are right.

thanks for the heads up.

 

[abjktu]

he is hospitalised, but yeah you are right.

thanks for the heads up.

yeah...confirmed....

 

[Chronos]

yeah...confirmed....

@takeiteasy

@Indischer @Bang Galore would love to hear your guys take on this.

 

[abjktu]

@takeiteasy

@Indischer @Bang Galore would love to hear your guys take on this.

News is airing live on all Indian channels...

 

[Indischer]

@takeiteasy

@Indischer @Bang Galore would love to hear your guys take on this.

Dunno man....seems to be in his last moments as per one channel. But not dead yet.....

 

[KalaGhoda]

A very poor attempt at trolling if I may say so. Not upto the usual standard. To be honest, I am surprised at how lame your comeback is.

And the best and the brightest Indians don't stay in Bangalore, they go get the green card and get to United States, Australia, Canada etc.

If you are the best and brightest India has to offer, Modi has a long arduous task of bringing India up. And the bestest? Really? what are you 12? If you are indeed the 'bestest' India has to offer lord have mercy.

and look at you mocking New Zealand New Zealand is better than India in every economic, social indices there is.

when India becomes the second least corrupt country in the world, then we can talk.



really? I checked google and it hasn't shown up.

You didn't get my point here.

1.) Stay in NZ.

2.) Don't ever come to Bangalore and take up a job.

That's all !

 

[Chronos]

You didn't get my point here.

1.) Stay in NZ.

2.) Don't ever come to Bangalore and take up a job.

That's all !

and you didn't get my point,

1. I don't give a sh!t

2. I wouldn't leave New Zealand anyway, even if you pay me $1 million for every year I live in India.

3. No wonder India is where it is if you are the bestest and brightest India has to offer.

Dunno man....seems to be in his last moments as per one channel. But not dead yet.....

are you a fan of his works? have your read them?

I have seen the guy multiple times? but never read his works.

 

[Indischer]

and you didn't get my point,

1. I don't give a sh!t

2. I wouldn't leave New Zealand anyway, even if you pay me $1 million for every year I live in India.

3. No wonder India is where it is if you are the bestest and brightest India has to offer.



are you a fan of his works? have your read them?

I have seen the guy multiple times? but never read his works.

To be frank, he doesn't really deserve the Jnanpith Award.....I've read a novel of his, and the odd editorial/article every now and then. To me, there's nothing special in his works.

 

[Chronos]

To be frank, he doesn't really deserve the Jnanpith Award.....I've read a novel of his, and the odd editorial/article every now and then. To me, there's nothing special in his works.

well,

don't speak ill of the dead???

 

[SarthakGanguly]

No wonder India is where it is if you are the bestest and brightest India has to offer

 

[Indischer]

well,

don't speak ill of the dead???

Is he really dead though? Saw three Kannada channels, and none of them have reported it.

I guess I am being harsh on him at this hour. Ought not to speak ill of the dying too.

 

[Chronos]

there might be other South Indians who will meekly take abuse from North Indians. I don't play that game. I detest Dravidian language chauvinists. I hate regionalism, casteism etc.

But now I know why they get so much play as they do.

I want him to go to Jayalalitha's loyal party workers and insult Tamil and Tamilians. Let's see how much of his pride gets left intact.

@SarthakGanguly don't cry, I was just being mean to him

 

[Bang Galore]

Ananthamurthy: A towering Indian literary figure
IndiaToday.In New Delhi, August 22, 2014 |


A towering figure in the world of letters, Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, who died in Bangalore on Friday, was modern in his sensibilities and intellectual underpinnings in his literary works questioned many deeply-held beliefs.

Like his literary works, Ananthamurthy's strong political views were also striking, often landing him in unseemly situations and controversies.

A multi-faceted personality and rated as one of the best writers in the country, 81-year-old Ananthamurthy has won acclaim from critics and fans alike.

In his literary life, the Kannada writer has won the Padma Bhushan in 1998, Jnanpith award in 1994, the state Rajyothsava award in 1984, while his nomination for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize brought him to the attention of a Western audience. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during late 1980s.

A socialist in political belief, he also tried to dabble in politics contesting the Lok Sabha and Rajya elections once each unsuccessfully and courted controversies quite often with his views that generally were against BJP and Sangh Parivar.

At the height of the recent Lok Sabha poll campaign, Ananthamurthy had said he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister but later did a U-turn, saying the remark was made when he was overcome by emotion.

"That was too much to say because I can't go anywhere except India," he had said but his remarks had raised the hackles of BJP and many others who questioned his "intolerant" attitude and disrespect towards a possible popular mandate in favour of Modi.

Ananthamurthy had said if Modi comes to power it may result in a "shift in our civilisation." "I have a feeling that we may slowly lose our democratic rights or civil rights when there is a bully. But much more than that when there is a bully we become cowards." .

Born on December 21, 1932, Ananthamurthy grew up in an orthodox Brahmin family as the grandson of a priest. His schooling began in a traditional Sanskrit school before he went to the University of Mysore and to Birmingham, England, for a doctorate in English on a Commonwealth Scholarship.

Ananthamurthy is considered one of the pioneers of the "Navya (new) movement" in the Kannada literary world.

He burst on the literary scene in 1965 with the controversial novel 'Samskara' that earned him the tag as a scathing critic of Brahminism, its superstitions and hypocrisies.

Samskara, meaning rituals, is Ananthamurthy's most famous literary work that depicts a Brahmin agrahara, an exclusive orthodox settlement like the one the author himself grew up in confronted with an intractable conundrum.

The novel was turned into a film which was considered pathbreaking in ushering the parallel cinema movement in Kannada and won the national film award for the best feature film for 1970.

Ananthamurthy, whose works are rooted firmly in his cultural context and questioned established norms, published five novels, one play, eight short-story collections, three collections of poetry and eight more of essays. His works have been translated into Indian and European languages.

He married a Christian lady, Esther, and faced many problems for his inter-religious wedding. He has two children, Sharat and Anuradha.

His novels Samskara, Baraa, Avaste, Mouni and Diksha were made into movies that won critical acclaim.

Ananthamurthy had also served as the Chairman of National Book Trust India for 1992, President of the Sahitya Academy in 1993 and as a visiting professor of several renowned Indian and foreign universities.

Ananthamurthy: A towering Indian literary figure : India, News - India Today

 

[Indischer]

Ananthamurthy: A towering Indian literary figure
IndiaToday.In New Delhi, August 22, 2014 |


A towering figure in the world of letters, Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, who died in Bangalore on Friday, was modern in his sensibilities and intellectual underpinnings in his literary works questioned many deeply-held beliefs.

Like his literary works, Ananthamurthy's strong political views were also striking, often landing him in unseemly situations and controversies.

A multi-faceted personality and rated as one of the best writers in the country, 81-year-old Ananthamurthy has won acclaim from critics and fans alike.

In his literary life, the Kannada writer has won the Padma Bhushan in 1998, Jnanpith award in 1994, the state Rajyothsava award in 1984, while his nomination for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize brought him to the attention of a Western audience. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala during late 1980s.

A socialist in political belief, he also tried to dabble in politics contesting the Lok Sabha and Rajya elections once each unsuccessfully and courted controversies quite often with his views that generally were against BJP and Sangh Parivar.

At the height of the recent Lok Sabha poll campaign, Ananthamurthy had said he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister but later did a U-turn, saying the remark was made when he was overcome by emotion.

"That was too much to say because I can't go anywhere except India," he had said but his remarks had raised the hackles of BJP and many others who questioned his "intolerant" attitude and disrespect towards a possible popular mandate in favour of Modi.

Ananthamurthy had said if Modi comes to power it may result in a "shift in our civilisation." "I have a feeling that we may slowly lose our democratic rights or civil rights when there is a bully. But much more than that when there is a bully we become cowards." .

Born on December 21, 1932, Ananthamurthy grew up in an orthodox Brahmin family as the grandson of a priest. His schooling began in a traditional Sanskrit school before he went to the University of Mysore and to Birmingham, England, for a doctorate in English on a Commonwealth Scholarship.

Ananthamurthy is considered one of the pioneers of the "Navya (new) movement" in the Kannada literary world.

He burst on the literary scene in 1965 with the controversial novel 'Samskara' that earned him the tag as a scathing critic of Brahminism, its superstitions and hypocrisies.

Samskara, meaning rituals, is Ananthamurthy's most famous literary work that depicts a Brahmin agrahara, an exclusive orthodox settlement like the one the author himself grew up in confronted with an intractable conundrum.

The novel was turned into a film which was considered pathbreaking in ushering the parallel cinema movement in Kannada and won the national film award for the best feature film for 1970.

Ananthamurthy, whose works are rooted firmly in his cultural context and questioned established norms, published five novels, one play, eight short-story collections, three collections of poetry and eight more of essays. His works have been translated into Indian and European languages.

He married a Christian lady, Esther, and faced many problems for his inter-religious wedding. He has two children, Sharat and Anuradha.

His novels Samskara, Baraa, Avaste, Mouni and Diksha were made into movies that won critical acclaim.

Ananthamurthy had also served as the Chairman of National Book Trust India for 1992, President of the Sahitya Academy in 1993 and as a visiting professor of several renowned Indian and foreign universities.

Ananthamurthy: A towering Indian literary figure : India, News - India Today

Have you read any of his works? I've read Samskara, and there was nothing special in it as far as literature goes. Sure it had a controversial theme, but that was about it.

 

[Bang Galore]

Have you read any of his works? I've read Samskara, and there was nothing special in it as far as literature goes. Sure it had a controversial theme, but that was about it.

I thought it was interesting actually ( a bit partial to the type of questions asked) though it is very difficult now to read something written in the mid 1960's and understand its impact on society then.