Girish Karnad
BornGirish Raghunath Karnad
(1938-05-19)19 May 1938
Matheran, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now Matheran, Maharashtra, India)
Died10 June 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 81)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • director
  • actor
Alma materKarnataka University
Magdalen College, Oxford
Period1961–2019
GenreFiction
Literary movementNavya
Notable worksTughalak 1964
Taledanda
SpouseDr Saraswathy Ganapathy
ChildrenRaghu Karnad, Shalmali Radha