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Adya Rangacharya (R. V. Jagirdar) was born on 26 September, 1904 in Agarkhed, Bijapur district, Karnataka, is an An indian male dramatist and playwright. Discover Adya Rangacharya's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As R. V. Jagirdar
Occupation Poet, novelist, playwright, translator, actor, critic, scholar
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 26 September, 1904
Birthday 26 September
Birthplace Agarkhed, Bijapur district, Karnataka
Date of death 17 October, 1984
Died Place Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality Iran

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His wife is Sharada Adya

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Children Usha Desai Shashi Deshpande

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1904

Adya Rangacharya (26 September 1904 – 17 October 1984), known as R.V. Jagirdar till 1948, later popularly known by his pen name Sriranga, was an Indian Kannada writer, actor and scholar, and a member of the Adya Jahagirdar family.

1967

He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1967 and the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature in 1971 for Kalidasa, a literary criticism in Kannada.

1972

Rangacharya has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan third highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the literature and education in 1972 by the Government of India.

Adya Rangacharya birth name was R. V. Jagirdar and was born in Agarkhed, Bijapur district.

He has his education at Bombay and London Universities.

His writings made him a trend-setter among Kannada and Indian writers.

His works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita; but it was as a dramatist that he made his mark (47 full-length and 68 one-act plays).

He is known for his English translation of the classic work on Indian classical theatre, the Natyasastra

Rangacharya's works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the Theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita.

He also wrote 71 plays and acted in 47.

Besides a translation of Natyasastra, his other works in English include Drama in Sanskrit Literature, Indian Theatre, Introduction to Bharata’s Natyasastra, and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo-Aryan Languages.

He use the pseudonym Sriranga when writing most of his plays and literary work.

His works in English are:

Among his works translated into English are