Geetha Nagabhushan

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Born(1942-03-25)25 March 1942
Savalagi, Gulbarga (Kalaburagi), Karnataka
Died28 June 2020(2020-06-28) (aged 78)
OccupationWriter
Geetha Nagabhushan
Born(1942-03-25)25 March 1942
Savalagi, Gulbarga (Kalaburagi), Karnataka
Died28 June 2020(2020-06-28) (aged 78)
OccupationWriter

Geetha Nagabhushan (25 March 1942 28 June 2020) was an Indian writer, novelist and academic, known for her works in Kannada. She became the first woman writer in Kannada to receive the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for her novel "Baduku" in 2004.[1]

Geetha was born in 1942 in Savalagi to Shantappa and Sharanamma. She had 2 sisters and a brother.[2] Her father, who was also a freedom fighter, worked in a cloth factory in Gulbarga.[3]

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