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{{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 = [[Chamarajapuram, Mysore|Chamarajapuram]], [[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 (writer)|Vani]] (cousin)
| years_active =
}}

'''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]]. 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 (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]]. Her small 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 [[Chamarajapuram, Mysore|Chamarajapuram]] suburb of [[Mysore]], in the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore]] of [[British India]] (in present-day [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]), to B. M. Krishnaswamy and Thangamma.<ref>{{cite web|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}}</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 (writer)|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]].<ref name="toi1">{{cite web|title=Triveni's house in Chamarajapuram to be converted into a museum|url=http://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 River|Sarasvati]], known as the [[Triveni Sangam]].<ref name="toi1"/> Anasuya died of [[pulmonary embolism]] on 29 July 1963, 10 days after giving birth to Meera, 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>

==Career==
Triveni published her first novel ''Apasvara'' in 1953.<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)
* ''Sotu Geddavalu''
* ''Bekkina Kannu'' (Cat's Eye, 1954)
* ''Modala Hejje'' (The First Step, 1956)
* ''Keelu Gombe'' (The Puppet, 1955)
* ''Apajaya'' (Defeat, 1956)
* ''Kankana'' (Sacred Bond, 1957)
* ''Mucchida Bagilu'' (Closed Door, 1956)
* ''Baanu Belagitu''
* ''Mukti'' (Bliss, 1952)
* ''Hrudaya Gita''
* ''Avala Mane''
* ''Tavareya Kola''
* ''Vasantagaana''
* ''Kashi Yatre''
* ''Sharapanjara'' (Cage of Arrows, 1962)
* ''Hannele Chiguridaga'' (When the Old Leaf Turns Green Again, 1963)
* ''Avala Magalu''
* ''Belli Moda''
* ''Doorada Betta'' (Distant Hill, 1955)

=== Collection of Short stories ===
* ''Hendatiya Hesaru''
* ''Yeradu Manasu''
* ''Samasyeya Magu''

===Films based on her novels===
* ''[[Chettathi]]'' - 1965 Malayalam movie directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] was partially based on the novel ''Hannele Chiguridaga''.
* ''Poocha Kanni'' - 1966 Malayalam movie directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] was based on the novel ''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)
* ''[[Mukti (1977 film)|Mukti]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Hoovu Hannu]]'' (1993)

==References==
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