Occupation Historian Alma mater Mysore university Citizenship Indian | Nationality Indian Language Kannada Name Vasu Malali | |
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Born July 2, 1967 ( 1967-07-02 ) Died February 3, 2015, Bengaluru | ||
Dr. M.V. Vasu popularly known as Vasu Malali was a Kannada author, historian, columnist and film director. She was born on 7 February 1967. She was the eldest daughter of well known Kannada writer Dr. Malali Vasanth Kumar and Smt. Shantha Vasanth Kumar
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Achievement
She was a very good Academician and a Progressive Thinker. She works on Oral History. She thought that Oral History which passes from mouth to mouth in generations gives the actual picture of the past. That is good record of real History. She always thinks about uplift of downtrodden. She was a Good Orator. She had given good number of invited lectures in various organizations and Universities. She had completed her film director course in Hollywood. She had directed good number of documentaries. She had directed Short films. She had directed a Kannada film 'Shastra' starred by actor Kishore and Yajna Shetty in lead roles.
Publications
She wrote for a column "Kallu Balli" in Prajawani, a well known kannada daily of Karnataka, India. The articles in this column had given a new insight to the various social, cultural and economic problems of the country. These are all not confined to local problems but applies to global scenario. She had published a Book titled "Moukhika Ithihasa" in Kannada which discusses about the Oral History and its tradition.
Death
Vasu Malali died on 3 February 2015.