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  1. Girish Karnad. Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) [1] was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, [2] playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada ...

  2. Jun 10, 2019 · Girish Karnad was one of India's best known playwrights. 'Girish Karnad has passed away at the age of 81', read a message on my phone from an old acquaintance on Monday morning. His death had been ...

  3. Mar 7, 2024 · Girish Karnad Indian playwright, author, actor, and film director whose movies and plays, written largely in Kannada, explore the present by way of the past. After graduating from Karnataka University in 1958, Karnad studied philosophy, politics, and economics as a Rhodes scholar at the University

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  4. Sep 27, 2021 · An article that traces the influences, themes and achievements of Girish Karnad, a renowned playwright, poet, actor and cultural administrator in India. It explores how he blended indigenous and Western traditions, folk and classical forms, and contemporary and historical subjects in his plays.

  5. Jun 9, 2019 · Girish Karnad, an acclaimed Indian actor and playwright, has died after a long illness, his family said on Monday. He was 81. A Rhodes scholar, Mr Karnad debuted in films in 1970 and acted in ...

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  7. Girish Karnad has died at the age of 81.(HT Photo) The Karnataka government declared a holiday on Monday in light of Karnad’s passing and announced state mourning for a period of three days.

  8. Jun 19, 2019 · Girish Karnad, who has died aged 81, was India’s foremost playwright, as well as a successful film director and popular actor, appearing in arthouse films as well as hit Bollywood movies such as ...

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