Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur (Kannada: ಜಿ. ಎಸೠ. ಆಮೂರ;
8 May 1925 â€" 28 September 2020) was an Indian professor of
literature, writer and critic in both the Kannada and English
languages. He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including the
Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of
India.Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district.
He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University
of Mumbai and his PhD in English from the Karnatak University,
Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A.,
Amur worked as a Professor of English at the Karnatak University,
Dharwad and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the
University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University as a
Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972 and 1973. He was married to Shanta
Amur and resided in Dharwad.Amur died on 28 September, 2020 due to age
related ailments at the age of 95.[8]
8 May 1925 â€" 28 September 2020) was an Indian professor of
literature, writer and critic in both the Kannada and English
languages. He was a recipient of many prestigious awards including the
Central Sahitya Akademi Award instituted by the Government of
India.Amur was born in Bommanahalli village in the Dharwad district.
He obtained his Master of Arts degree in English from the University
of Mumbai and his PhD in English from the Karnatak University,
Dharwar. His thesis was titled The Concept of Comedy. After his M.A.,
Amur worked as a Professor of English at the Karnatak University,
Dharwad and Marathwada University in Aurangabad before he visited the
University of California at Santa Barbara and Yale University as a
Senior Fulbright scholar in 1972 and 1973. He was married to Shanta
Amur and resided in Dharwad.Amur died on 28 September, 2020 due to age
related ailments at the age of 95.[8]
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