U.R. Ananthamurthy was born on December 21, 1932 in Melige, Tirthahalli taluk, Shimoga District, Kingdom of Mysore, British India. He was a writer, known for Bara (1980), Bestattungsriten (1970) and Mouni (2003). He was married to Esther. He died on August 22, 2014 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
