G.S. Amur
BornGururaja ShyamacharyaAmur
(1925-05-08)8 May 1925
Bommanahalli, Dharwad District, Karnataka state, India
Died28 September 2020(2020-09-28) (aged 95)[1]
OccupationWriter
Professor
LanguageKannada,
English,
Sanskrit,
Marathi
NationalityIndian
GenreLiterary Criticism
Notable awardsPampa award,
Sahitya Akademi Award,
Bendre Award,
Rajyotsava Award,
Nrupathunga Award,
State award
SpouseShantha Anur

Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (8 May 1925 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian professor of literature, writer and critic in both the Kannada and English languages. He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of India.

Career

Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Mumbai and his PhD 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 and 1973. He was married to Shanta Amur and resided in Dharwad.

Awards

Death

Amur died on 28 September 2020 due to age related ailments at the age of 95.[8]

Bibliography

Books

Kannada

English

Anthologies

Kannada

Essays

English

References

  1. ^ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಖ್ಯಾತ ವಿಮರ್ಶಕ ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಆಮೂರ ವಿಧಿವಶ (in Kannada)
  2. ^ "ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರಗೆ 'ನೃಪತುಂಗ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ'" [Nrupatunga Award for G. S. Amur] (in Kannada). Prajavani.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Masti award for G S Amur". Deccan Herald. Bangalore,India. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ^ "G.S. Amur, Lalitha Naik among those chosen for State awards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  5. ^ "G.S. Amur receives Bendre Award". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  6. ^ "51 chosen for Rajyotsava award: Amur, Sudha, Simha among recipients". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2008.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Awards and Fellowships". Sahitya Akademi. Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  8. ^ "Eminent writer and Sahitya akademi awardee GS Amur dies at 95". NDTV. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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