Janaki Srinivasa Murthy ( Vaidehi)

Janaki Srinivasa Murthy


  • popularly known by her pen name Vaidehi.
  • born on 12 February 1945
  • Indian Feminist Writer 
  • well known writer of modern Kannada language 
  • won Sahitya Academy Award for her collection of short stories; Krauncha Pakshigalu in 2009. 

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