B. G. L. Swamy Writer

Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayana Swamy (1918–1980, also known as B. G. L. Swamy) was an Indian botanist and Kannada writer who served as professor and head of the department of Botany and as Principal of Presidency College, Chennai. He was the son of D. V. Gundappa, an Indian writer and philosopher.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1918
Birth name	Bengaluru Gundappa Lakshminarayanaswami
Birth place	Karnataka , Bangalore , Mysore State , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Nationality	India
Date of death	January 01, 1980
Place of death	India , Karnataka , Mysore