{{Short description|Indian Kannada novelist}} {{other uses|Triveni (disambiguation)}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox writer | name = Anasuya Shankar | image = File:Triveni.jpg | image_size = | caption = '''Triveni''' | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = Triveni | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|9|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Mandya, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India | death_date = {{death date and age|1963|7|29|1928|9|1|df=yes}} | death_place = Mysore, Mysore State, India | occupation = Novelist | language = Kannada | nationality = Indian | period = 1953–1963 | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = S. N. Shankar | children = 1 | relatives = Aryamba Pattabhi (sister)<br />B. M. Srikantaiah (uncle)<br />Vani (cousin) | years_active = | website = [https://www.srikanta-sastri.org/triveni Triveni] }}
'''Anasuya Shankar''' (1 September 1928 – 29 July 1963), popularly known by her pen name as '''Triveni''', was an Indian writer of modern fiction in Kannada language. Many of her novels have been made into feature films, most prominently, ''Belli Moda'' (1967)'' and Sharapanjara'' (1971) – both directed by Puttanna Kanagal and featuring actress Kalpana. Her short-stories collection ''Samasyeya Magu'' won the Devaraja Bahadur Prize in 1950. Her novel ''Avala Mane'' earned the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award in 1960.<ref name="toi1"/>
==Life== Anasuya Shankar was born on 1 September 1928 in the Mandya in the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore of British India (in present-day Mandya district Karnataka), to B. M. Krishnaswamy and Thangamma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kannada Novelist Triveni's House In City To Be A Museum|url=http://starofmysore.com/kannada-novelist-trivenis-house-city-museum/|website=Star of Mysore|date=2 April 2017|access-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425194906/http://starofmysore.com/kannada-novelist-trivenis-house-city-museum/|archive-date=25 April 2017 |author1=Author }}</ref> She was also called Bhagirathi. She had a younger sister Aryamba Pattabhi, who went on to become a writer as well. Other writers in her family were uncle B. M. Srikantaiah and cousin Vani.<ref name="Mysoreans">{{cite book |last1=Naganath |first1=Dr Bhagirath S. |title=Memorable Mysoreans: A Collection of Biographical Sketches |date=4 September 2021 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-68509-787-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSdBEAAAQBAJ |access-date=14 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
She graduated with a gold medal in her Bachelor of Arts degree from Maharani's Arts College in Mysore. In 1947, she was awarded the Siddegowda gold medal for excellence on political science.<ref name="toi1">{{cite web|title=Triveni's house in Chamarajapuram to be converted into a museum|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/trivenis-house-in-chamarajapuram-to-be-converted-into-a-museum/articleshow/57543901.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 April 2017|date=9 March 2017}}</ref> She married S. N. Shankar (1925–2012) in 1951, an English professor at Sarada Vilas College, Mysore.<ref name="ie1"/>
Anasuya adopted the pen name Triveni out of respect for Mahatma Gandhi, whose ashes following his death, were immersed in the confluence of the three Indian rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the invisible Sarasvati, known as the Triveni Sangam.<ref name="toi1"/> Anasuya died of pulmonary embolism on 29 July 1963, ten days after giving birth to Meera, from her third pregnancy after two miscarriages, at the Mission Hospital in Mysore.<ref name="ie1">{{cite web|title=Kannada novelist dead|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630731&printsec=frontpage|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2017|page=7|date=31 July 1963}}</ref><ref name="Mysoreans"/>
==Career== Triveni published her first novel ''Apasvara'' in 1952.<ref name="sisir">{{cite book|author=Sisir Kumar Das|title=A History Of Indian Literature 1911-1956|year=2005|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=81-7201-798-7|page=834}}</ref> After that, she published 20 novels and 3 short story collections.<ref name="book">{{cite book|author=Susie J. Tharu, Ke Lalita|title=Women Writing in India: 600 B.C. to the Present|year=1991|publisher=Feminist Press|isbn=1-55861-029-4|page=285}}</ref> Her novels mainly contained stories based on the psychological issues faced by women, their emotions and frustrations.<ref name="book"/> Her ''Tavareya Kola'' won the Sahitya Akademi Award.<ref name="ie1"/>
==Literary works== === Novels === * ''Apaswara'' (Disharmony, 1952) * Hoovu Hannu (Flower Fruit, 1953) * ''Sotu Geddavalu (''Lost and won, 1953'')'' * ''Bekkina Kannu'' (Cat's Eye, 1954) * ''Modala Hejje'' (The First Step, 1956) * ''Keelu Gombe'' (The Puppet, 1955) * ''Belli Moda'' (Silver cloud) * ''Doorada Betta'' (Distant Hill, 1955) * ''Apajaya'' (Defeat, 1956) * ''Mucchida Bagilu'' (Closed Door, 1956) * ''Kankana'' (Sacred Bond, 1957) * ''Mukti'' (Bliss, 1957) * ''Baanu Belagitu (''The sky shines'')'' * ''Hrudaya Geethe'' (The song of the heart) * ''Avala Mane'' (Her house) * ''Tavareya Kola'' (Lotus pond) * ''Vasantagaana (''Song of spring'')'' * ''Kashi Yatre'' (Journey to Kashi/Wedding ritual) * ''Sharapanjara'' (Cage of Arrows, 1962) * ''Hannele Chiguridaga'' (When the old leaf turns green again, 1963) * ''Avala Magalu'' (Her daughter) * ''Doorada Betta'' (Distant Hill, 1955)
=== Collection of short stories === * ''Hendatiya Hesaru'' (Wife's name) * ''Eradu Manasu'' (Two Minds) * ''Samasyeya Magu'' (Problem child)
==Filmography based on her novels== * ''Chettathi'' (1965) Malayalam movie directed by Puttanna Kanagal based on ''Hannele Chiguridaga''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=YgT65UbpGJTApaJJ&v=RwsXWcpPCn4&feature=youtu.be | title=ಮಲಯಾಳಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದ ಪುಟ್ಟಣ್ಣ ಕಣಗಾಲ್.. | Sadhakara Sannidhi | Ep 16 | website=YouTube | date=10 February 2024 }}</ref> * ''Poocha Kanni'' (1966) Malayalam movie directed by Puttanna Kanagal based on ''Bekkina Kannu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starofmysore.com/triveni-mysores-very-own-jane-austen/|title=Star of Mysore Online}}</ref> * ''Belli Moda'' (1967) * ''Hannele Chiguridaga'' (1968) * ''Sharapanjara'' (1971) * ''Kankana (''1975) based on ''Kankana'' & ''Mukti'' * ''Hoovu Hannu'' (1993)
==External links== * [https://www.srikanta-sastri.org/triveni Triveni]
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