Girish Raghunath KARNAD

Background

Karnad, Girish Raghunath was born on May 19, 1938 in Matheran, India. Son of Raghunath Krishna and Krishnabai (Mankikar) Karnad.

Education

Bachelor in Mathematics, Karnatak University, 1958. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1963. Doctor of Laws, Karnatak University, India, 1994.

Career

Yayati 1961, Tughlaq 1964, Hayavadana 1971, Anjumallige 1976, Hittina Hunja 1980, Nagamandala 1988, Taledanda 1990. Films: Vamsha Vriksha 1971, Kaadu 1973, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane 1977, Ondanondu Kaaladalli 1978, Utsav 1984.Assistant manager Oxford University Press, Madras, India, 1963-1969, manager India, 1969-1970. Director Film & television Institute of India, Pune, 1974, 75. Visiting professor, Fulbright scholar in residence University Chicago, 1987-1988.

Chairman Sangeet Natak Academy National Academy Performing Arts, New Delhi, 1988-1993. Indian co-chair Joint Media Committee of Indo-United States Subcommn. on Education and Culture, 1984-1993. Director The Nehru Center, London, since 2000.

Achievements

• Girish Raghunath Karnad has been listed as a notable Playwright, filmmaker, actor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Three Plays: Naga-Mandala; Hayavadana; Tughlaq

    (These plays represent three phases in the career of the d...)

  • Collected Plays: Taledanda, The Fire and the Rain, The Dreams of Tipu Sultan, Flowers and Images: Two Dramatic Monologues, Volume 2

    (This book is the second volume of a collection of plays b...)

  • Collected Plays: Tughlaq, Hayavadana, Bali: The Sacrifice, Naga-Mandala, Volume 1

    (This book is the first volume of a collection of plays by...)

  • Collected Plays: Taledanda, The Fire And The Rain, The Dreams Of Tipu Sultan, Flowers And Images: Two Dramatic Monologues Volume 2
  • Collected Plays: Taledanda, The Fire and the Rain, The Dreams of Tipu Sultan, Fl
  • Tale-Danda - A Play
  • NAGA-MANDALA. Play with a Cobra. Translated from the Original Kannada by the Author.
  • Naga-Mandala

Membership

Fellow National Academy for Performing Arts. (Jnanapith award 1999).

Connections

Married Saraswathy K. Ganapathy, September 15, 1980. Children: Shalmali Radha, Raghu Amay.

Father:

Raghunath Krishna Karnad

Mother:

Krishnabai (Mankikar) Karnad

Spouse:

Saraswathy K. Ganapathy

child:

Raghu Amay Karnad

child:

Shalmali Radha Karnad