Geetha Nagabhushan (25 March 1942 – 28 June 2020) was an Indian writer, novelist and academic, known for her works in Kannada.

She became the first woman writer in Kannada to receive the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for her novel "Baduku" in 2004.

[2] Her father, who was also a freedom fighter, worked in a cloth factory in Gulbarga.

After few years of marriage, Geetha was separated and lived with children.

[5] Dr. Geetha Nagabhushan's award winning novel, Baduku is now translated to English by Dr. Kusum Thantry and published by Kendra Sahitya Academy.