On the 89th birth anniversary of the well-known writer, Bhuvana Hiremath gives us an overview of her life and works and speaks of her place in the Kannada literary world.
The singular talent named Anupama Niranjana (the pen name of Venkatalakshmi) who would go on to enrich Kannada literature was born on 17 May 1934 into a traditional family of weavers.
The recipient of an MBBS degree, Anupama’s growing maturity, her objectivity, and her scientific temper allowed her to analyse society with keen eyes. The result was the emergence of a woman writer who combined a concern about the status of women in society with a sympathetic sensibility.