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Anupama Niranjana (Kannada: ಅನುಪಮಾ ನಿರಂಜನ) (1934–1991)[1] was a doctor in India and writer of modern Kannada fiction and non-fiction.

Anupama Niranjana
Born	Venkata Lakshmi 1934 (1934) Tirthahalli, India
Died	1991 (aged 56–57)
Occupation	Doctor, writer
Spouse	Niranjana

She advocated the woman's point of view and was one among such writers in Kannada, which includes others like Triveni and M. K. Indira. Her novel Runamuktalu was made into a film by Puttanna Kanagal.[2]

Born Venkatalakshmi, Anupama practiced as a physician in Dharwad and Bangalore. Anupama took to writing early in life and wrote several novels and stories dealing with social issues, particularly women's issue.[3] She was married to the Kannada writer Niranjana, a novelist of the Progressive school of modern Kannada literature. Their daughters Tejaswini and Seemanthini are academics.

Anupama died of cancer.^{[citation needed]} An award has been instituted in her name for women writing in Kannada.[4]

Major works

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Major awards

• Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award^{[citation needed]}
• Soviet Land Nehru Award^{[citation needed]}

Kannada Rajyotsava

References

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