Veteran writer and director Girish Karnad passes away

10 Jun 2019

Veteran writer and director Girish Karnad passes away

Veteran writer and director Girish Karnad passes awayRevolutionary* filmmaker, writer, actor and director Girish Karnad, 81, passed away due to multi-organ failure. The Karnataka state government has declared a three-day state mourning as a gesture of respect to Karnad.

Karnad was a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University and had a Master of Arts in philosophy, political science and economics.

What are some of his famous roles and works?

The iconic Kannada movie, "Samskara" (1970) was his first movie as an actor and a screenwriter.
 	"Yayati" and "Tughlaq" are Girish Karnad's most famous plays. Yayati was his first play.
 	Karnad played the role of Swami's father in the serial version of "Malgudi Days", telecasted on  Doordarshan.
 	He served as Director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) from 1974 to 1975.

Awards received by Girish Karnad

Karnad was a recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1998.

He was conferred the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992.

*Revolutionary: Completely new and having a great effect.

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