Wife Saraswathy Ganapathy, daughter Shalmali and son Raghu Karnad leave after the last rites of the noted actor, filmmaker and playwright Girish Karnad at a cremetorium in Bengalur...
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People pay their last respect to the mortal remains of the noted actor, filmmaker and playwright Girish Karnad before his last rites, in Bengaluru.
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File photo of actor-writer Girish Karnad, who passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness in Bengaluru.
In this file photo, Veteran Actor, Theatre Personality Girish Karnad gestures during an interview.
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In this file photo, Naseeruddin Shah and Girish Karnad at a session at Jaipur Literature Festival at Diggi Palace in Jaipur.
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In this file photo, (From Left) Outlook Editor-in-Chief Vinod Mehta, writer Arundhati Roy, playwright and actor Girish Karnad and writer Mahasweta Devi during a press conference of...
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Acknowledging An Original
Honorary doctorates reflect as much light on the bestowed as on the bestower. The University of Southern California has decided to honour Girish Karnad, playwright, director and ac...
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Actor and playwriter Girish Karnad, left, in conversation with British playwriter David Hare during the Jaipur Literature Festival. Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie cance...
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Ananthamurthy with Karnad
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Noted playwright and actor Girish Karnad and Marula Siddappa join a protest against the ban on beef eating in Bengaluru.
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Actor and playwright Girish Karnad speaks at "The State of the State Conclave, Karnataka" in Bengaluru.
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Actor-writer Girish Karnad addresses during the 7th edition of 'Bangalore Literature Festival' (BLF), in Bengaluru
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Actor-writer Girish Karnad addresses during the 7th edition of 'Bangalore Literature Festival' (BLF), in Bengaluru
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Actor and playwright Girish Karnad speaks at "The State of the State Conclave, Karnataka" in Bengaluru.
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Noted playwright and actor Girish Karnad and Marula Siddappa join a protest against the ban on beef eating in Bengaluru.
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Barbed words Ananthamurthy with Karnad
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Shakespearean Playwright Of The Year Award: Girish Karnad, who accused Vidia Naipaul of being an old fogey, bigot, and even tone-deaf. And he still had enough ink left to take on a...
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Actor and playwriter Girish Karnad, left, in conversation with British playwriter David Hare during the Jaipur Literature Festival. Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie cance...
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Acknowledging An Original
Honorary doctorates reflect as much light on the bestowed as on the bestower. The University of Southern California has decided to honour Girish Karna...
Sankho Ghosh, who translated two of Girish Karnad’s famous plays briefly observes that Karnad was not only a leading playwright and actor of his time, but also undoubtedly one of the foremost leaders of Indian cultural world.
Girish Karnad, who was known for his work in the field of literature and cinema, also became a renowned face in the country after essaying the role of Swami's father in Malgudi Days TV series.
Joint appeal has been issued by many well known artistes and filmmakers across the country in 12 languages, saying the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are the "most critical in the history" of the country.
While Karnataka is in the midst of a political thriller, a celebrated son of the state turns 80 on Saturday. A look at the early phase of multi-faceted cultural personality:
Yes, Girish Karnad is certainly entitled to his views about Rabindranath Tagore being a second-rate playwright. He is certainly not alone, nor this the first time he has said something like this...
Girish Karnad loved discussing classical music, literature and repeatedly engaging with a crucial question 'What is it to be Indian? How can one be an Indian artist?'