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Nationality
  
Indian

Genre
  
Fiction


Name
  
K. Ganeshaiah

Role
  
Novelist

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Occupation
  
Writer, Novelist, Professor, agricultural scientist

Books
  
Shilakula valase, Elu rottigalu, Chithadantha, Karisiryana, Mooka dhatu

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K.N. Ganeshaiah is an agricultural scientist and a retired professor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He is also a novelist specializing in thrillers, and writes in the Kannada language.

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Symposium on Ecology and Culture - K N Ganeshaiah


Science publications

Ganeshaiah is a prolific scientific author. He has

  • published 157 scientific papers
  • edited 11 books
  • authored 19 distinct works of literature
  • contributed 38 chapters to other books
  • published 14 papers in various meeting proceedings
  • prepared 11 reference CDs
  • authored 13 popular articles

    • Fiction

    Ganeshaiah has also contributed to the literature of the Kannada language. He has published many novels and story collections, as well has having 12 of his short stories published in various magazines.

    Novels:

  • Kanaka Musaku
  • Karisiryana
  • Kapilipisara
  • Chithadantha
  • Elu rottigalu (2011)
  • Mooka dhatu (2012)
  • Shilakula valase (2014)
  • "Ballikaala belli" (2017)

    • Collection of Short/Long Stories:

  • Shalabanjike
  • Padmapani
  • Nehala
  • Sigeeria (2011)
  • Kaldavasi (2013)
  • Mihirakula (2015)
  • Perini Tandava (2016)


    • Collection of Articles

  • Bhinna-bimba (2015)
  • Bhinnota (2016)
  • "V-charana" (2017)

    • In total, Ganeshaiah has around 275 publications to his credit.

    Education

  • Ph.D. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1983
  • M.Sc. (Agriculture: Genetics & Plant Breeding), University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1979
  • B.Sc (Agriculture), University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1976.

    • Honors and awards

  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India (1991)
  • Fellow Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1997)
  • Honorary Senior Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
  • Parisara Prashasthi, (Karnataka State Environment Award) from the Department of Forest Ecology and Environment, Govt of Karnataka, India.
  • Fulbright Fellow (1991).
  • Senior Fellow Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bangalore, India.
  • Fellow National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi. (2004)
  • Fellow Current Science Association, Bangalore.
  • Karnataka Sahitya Academy Datti Award 2008 for the Kannada novel (Kanakamusuku).
  • Ganeshaiah is also a Trustee and Member of the Executive Board of ATREE.org

    • References

    K. N. Ganeshaiah Wikipedia
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