He received an honorary doctorate from the Mysore University and is also a recipient of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award.

Anakru was born on 9 May 1908 in the town of Kolar of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore (in present-day Karnataka, India).

[citation needed] Anakru lived most of his life in his house (called Annapoorna) in Vishveshwarapuram, a suburb in South Bangalore.

He rejected this form because he felt such writings were a creation of aesthetes and did not reflect the disturbing realities of life.

Subba Rao), Basavaraj Kattimani and Anupama Niranjana wrote novels that belonged to the Pragatishila genre.

[4] His magnum opus novel Natasarvabhowma runs for 750 pages, delves into the dire state of Kannada drama world, during the early 20th century.

These novels follow a plot which narrates the story of a gifted musician who becomes famous, only to succumb to the charms of a woman.

At the end, the artist either overcomes this to regain his touch or succumbs completely to passion leading to his eventual failure.

[5] One of Anakru's most popular novels Sandhyaraaga belonged to this theme and narrates of the life of a dedicated musician while contrasting him with his mean brother.