G. Nanjundan

G. Nanjundan
Bornc. 1961
DiedDecember 2019 (aged 58)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Academic, Writer
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award for Tamil Translation (2012)

G. Nanjundan (c. 1961 – December 2019) was an Indian academic and writer. He was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil Translation in 2012. He was a professor of Bangalore University's statistics department.[1][2][3]

Biography

Nanjundan was a professor of Bangalore University's statistics department. He was involved in teaching for over 32 years.[1] He had more than 10 publications, too.[3]

Nanjundan translated several Kannada books into Tamil. He translated more than 12 books from Kannada to Tamil.[4][5][6] He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil Translation in 2012 for translation of Akka from Kannada into Tamil titled Akka.[7] The original book was the short story collections of several women writers. He also translated Bhava and Avaste into Tamil which were written by U. R. Ananthamurthy.[1]

Nanjundan was found dead on 21 December 2019 in his apartment.[8][9][10]

References

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  2. ^ "Karnataka: Decomposed body of Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr G Nanjundan found in Kengeri". The Times of India. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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  4. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Winner G Nanjundan Found Dead In Bengaluru House". News Nation. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Sahitya Akademi winner Dr G Nanjundan found dead in Bengaluru house". Bangalore Times. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Sahitya Akademi awardee found dead at Bengaluru home". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ "AKADEMI TRANSLATION PRIZES (1989-2018)". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Sahitya Akademi winner found dead in Bengaluru, decomposed body discovered after 4 days". India Today. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Sahitya Akademi awardee G Nanjundan found dead in Bengaluru apartment". The Indian Express. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Winner Dr G Nanjundan Found Dead in Bengaluru House". News18. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.