Vaidehi (Kannada writer)
Vaidehi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vasanti 12 February 1945 Kundapur, Udupi, Karnataka, British India |
| Pen name | Vaidehi |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Kannada fiction |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award 2009 |
| Partner | K.L. Srinivasa Murthy |
| Children | 2 |
Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (born 12 February 1945), popularly known by her penname Vaidehi, is an Indian feminist writer and well-known writer of modern Kannada language fiction. Vaidehi is one of the most successful women writers in the language and a recipient of prestigious national and state-level literary awards. She has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her collection of short stories, Krauncha Pakshigalu in 2009.