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Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films.
Jun 6, 2024 · Girish Karnad (born May 19, 1938, Matheran, Bombay Presidency [now in Maharashtra], India—died June 10, 2019, Bengaluru, Karnataka) was an Indian playwright, author, actor, and film director whose movies and plays, written largely in Kannada, explore the present by way of the past.
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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.
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Jnanpith award winning playwright, actor and filmmaker Girish Karnad, aged 81, died in Bengaluru on Monday after suffering from a long illness, his family confirmed. Karnad was known for his...
Veteran playwright, actor, filmmaker and Jnanpith award winner Girish Karnad died at his Bengaluru residence on Monday morning. He was 81.
Jun 10, 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...