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He "did not recover from renal failure", a Manipal Hospital spokesman told reporters.
Tributes poured in for the author whose works were celebrated for their insight into human psychology and questioning of cultural and religious norms.
The white-bearded socialist courted controversy last year when he vowed to leave India if firebrand Hindu hawk Narendra Modi became prime minister and later called him a "bully" in a newspaper interview.
Modi, who took charge as Indian premier after a landslide election victory in May, expressed his sorrow on Twitter over Ananthamurthy's death.
"U.R. Ananthamurthy's demise is a loss to Kannada literature. My condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace," Modi said.
Famed historian Ramchandra Guha offered a passionate farewell to Ananthamurthy, whom he remembered for "his sparkling intelligence, his wit, his generosity, and his interest in the young".
"U.R. Ananthamurthy had three simultaneous careers; as novelist, educationist, and controversialist: and he was influential in all," Guha posted on Twitter late Friday.
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Tributes poured in for the author whose works were celebrated for their insight into human psychology and questioning of cultural and religious norms.
The white-bearded socialist courted controversy last year when he vowed to leave India if firebrand Hindu hawk Narendra Modi became prime minister and later called him a "bully" in a newspaper interview.
Modi, who took charge as Indian premier after a landslide election victory in May, expressed his sorrow on Twitter over Ananthamurthy's death.
"U.R. Ananthamurthy's demise is a loss to Kannada literature. My condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace," Modi said.
Famed historian Ramchandra Guha offered a passionate farewell to Ananthamurthy, whom he remembered for "his sparkling intelligence, his wit, his generosity, and his interest in the young".
"U.R. Ananthamurthy had three simultaneous careers; as novelist, educationist, and controversialist: and he was influential in all," Guha posted on Twitter late Friday.
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