"The subject that interests most writers is, of course, themselves and it is easy subject to talk about. But you know it is always easier if you are a poet or a novelist because you are used to talking in your voice. You suspend your whole life talking as writer directly to the audience. The problem is being playwright is that everything that you write is for someone else to say."
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Girish Raghunath Karnad
Girish Raghunath Karnad (born 19 May 1938) was a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada, Hindi and English languages. He died on 10th June, 2019.
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