(The Gist of PIB) PM condoles demise of Girish Karnad [JUNE-2019]

PM condoles demise of Girish Karnad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences on the demise of Veteran playwright and actor Girish Karnad at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness in Bengaluru.

Girish Raghunath Karnad (1938 – 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer and playwright.
He was an eminent playwright with works such as “Nagmandala”, “Yayati” and “Tughlaq” to his credit. His plays, written in Kannada, have been translated into English and several Indian languages.
He also acted in several plays and movies that have received critical acclamation.
Karnad served as the director of the Film and Television Institute of India from 1974–1975 and chairman of the Sangeet Natak Academy from 1988–1993.

He was a recipient of Jnanpith Award In 1998, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
He was also conferred the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992.
He was also a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University, in the 1960s that earned him his Master of Arts degree in philosophy, political science and economics.