death_date nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
1962 indian 1895 devudu narasimha sastri
 devudu narasimha sastry writer , journalist
devudu narasimha sastri

devudu narasimha sastry -lrb- 1895 -- 1962 , known popularly by his pen-name devudu was an eminent kannada writer and novelist , sanskrit scholar , actor and a journalist .
`` mimansa darpana '' , his commentary on the indian philosophy of mimāṃsā , is ranked highly among works on the subject .
`` antaranga '' , his novel published in 1932 , was the first novel in kannada to employ the method of monologue narrative .
in 1947 , he published his most notable novel , `` maha brahmana '' -lrb- `` the great brahmin '' -rrb- based on the life of the sage vishwamitra .
`` mahākṣatriya '' -lrb- `` the great warrior '' -rrb- , published in 1960 depicts the life and deeds of king nahusha .
this novel was awarded the sahitya akademi award , the most prestigious literary merit awarded by the government of india .
devudu 's last novel , `` maha darshana '' -lrb- `` the great vision '' -rrb- is based on the life of sage yajnavalkya .
the book was published after his death in 1962 .
