Memorial Page for Girish Karnad
May 19, 1938 – Jun 10, 2019(81 years)Died in:Bengaluru, Karnataka
Indian playwright, theatre personality
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Girish Karnad (* May 19, 1938 in Matheran; † June 10, 2019 in Bengaluru) was an indian playwright, theatre personality. He was 81 years old. His education included Karnatak University, Lincoln College and Magdalen College. He received 6 awards, including Jnanpith Award, Padma Bhushan. His cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
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10 EventsBorn in Matheran, Maharashtra
1938Rhodes Scholarship
1960Lincoln College
1960Master of Arts · until 1963
Oxford University Press
1963until 1970
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1972Padma Shri in arts
1974Padma Bhushan
1992Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
1994Tale Danda
Jnanpith Award
1998Died in Bengaluru, Karnataka (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome)
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Girish Karnad. Forever remembered.