B. G. L. Swamy

B. G. L. Swamy
B. G. L. Swamy
Born	Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayanaswami; 5 February 1916; Bangalore, Mysore State, British India
Died	2 November 1980 (aged 62); Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Professor; botanist; writer; historian;
Nationality	Indian
Period	1945–1980
Genre	Fiction; botany; history; literature; epigraphy;
Subject	Various Subjects
Literary movement	Navodaya
Notable works	ಹಸುರು ಹೊನ್ನು (Hasuru Honnu); ಕಾಲೇಜು ರಂಗ (College Ranga); Amerikadalli Naanu;
Spouse	Vasantha

Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayana Swamy (5 February 1916 – 2 November 1980) was an Indian botanist and Kannada writer who was professor, head of the botany department and principal of Presidency College, Chennai. He was the son of D. V. Gundappa, an Indian philosopher and writer in the Kannada language.

B. G. L. Swamy

Born	Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayanaswami (1916-02-05)5 February 1916 Bangalore, Mysore State, British India
Died	2 November 1980(1980-11-02) (aged 62) Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Professor botanist writer historian
Nationality	Indian
Period	1945–1980
Genre	Fiction botany history literature epigraphy
Subject	Various Subjects
Literary movement	Navodaya
Notable works	ಹಸುರು ಹೊನ್ನು (Hasuru Honnu) ಕಾಲೇಜು ರಂಗ (College Ranga) Amerikadalli Naanu
Spouse	Vasantha