Biography He is one of the best-known writers in the Kannada language. The inception of the Pragatishila movement in Kannada literature is credited to him.
At the start of his career, he edited literary Kannada magazines such Katha Manjari and Vishva Vani.
Anakru lived most of his life in his house (Annapoorna) in Vishveshpuram, South Bangalore.
Anakru wrote for about 40 years and authored more than a hundred novels