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- Birth nameGirish Raghunath Karnad
- Girish Karnad was born on 19th May 1938 in Matheran, Maharashtra. He is acclaimed for his contemporary playwrights in Kannada. He is also an actor, director and screen writer. He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards where three are Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada and one Filmfare Best Screenplay Award.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ashwini
- SpouseSaraswathy Ganapathy(? - June 10, 2019) (his death, 2 children)
- He won a Rhodes scholarship to study mathematics at Oxford, where he became the president of the Oxford Students' Union.
- Son Raghu is a famous journalist.
- Daughter Shalmali Radha Karnad is a world famous doctor.
- Son named Raghu Amay Karnad.
- Daughter Radha appeared in the film Umbartha as a child.
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