G. S. Amur

Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (Kannada: ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರ; born 8 May 1925), a professor of literature, is a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada and English languages. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of India. Amur is the older brother of mathematician K. S. Amur.

Career

Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Mumbai and his PhD in English from the Karnatak University, Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A., Amur worked as a Professor of English at the Karnatak University, Dharwad and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University as a Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972 and 1973. He is married to Shanta Amur and currently resides in Dharwad.

Literary work

Awards

• Masti Award in 2010
• Pampa Award in 2006
• Da. Ra. Bendre Award in 2005
• Rajyotsava Award in 2000
• Sahitya Akademi Award in 1996
• Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 1993, 1994
• Hons S.S. Malwad Prashasti in 1988
• Karnataka Sahitya Akademi in 1988