Dr Girish Karnad Autobiography First Part Ready :CineJwala:

The eminent writer with Jnanapeeth award to his kitty, stalwart actor in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and other languages, playwright, film and stage plays director, television actor with his strong ideologies in life Dr Girish Karnad reminisces his life in eleven chapter of 350 pages book ‘Aadaadtha Ayushya’ – the very title Life moves on while playing is based on his pet poet Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre another Jnanapeeth laureate.

The first part deals with his early schooling and college days including his education at Oxford by availing the Rhodes scholarship. The second part deals with his career at Chennai. While working at Oxford University Press, Chennai he acted in many English plays under Madras Players. During this time he ventured to act in “Samskara” which won the ‘Swarna Kamala Award’. Then on, he takes up free life for writing plays, acting in cinemas, etc. At this point of time, he decides to marry and a long awaited love affair with Saraswati comes to an end and marriage takes place. Here ends his first book of memoirs.

Dr Girish Karnad ‘Aadaadtha Ayushya” (Published by Manohar Grantha Mala Priced Rs 300) will be released by Editor of famous Kannada daily Prajavani, KN Shanthakumar at Reliance Time out situated on Cunningham Road in Bengaluru at 11 am on Sunday August, 21.