Anasuya Shankar

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 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. 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.

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. She married S. N. Shankar (1925–2012) in 1951, an English professor at Sarada Vilas College, Mysore. After that, she published 20 novels and 3 short story collections. Her novels mainly contained stories based on the psychological issues faced by women, their emotions and frustrations. Poocha Kanni (1966) Malayalam movie directed by Puttanna Kanagal based on Bekkina Kannu. Belli Moda (1967) Hannele Chiguridaga (1968) Sharapanjara (1971) Kankana (1975) based on Kankana & Mukti Hoovu Hannu (1993)