K. S. Amur
| K. S. Amur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931, India |
| Residence | Dharwar |
| Citizenship |
 Indian |
| Fields | Differential Geometry |
| Institutions |
Karnataka University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Alma mater | Karnataka University |
| Doctoral advisor | C. N. S. Iyengar |
Krishna Shyamacharya Amur (born 1931) a professor emeritus of mathematics in Differential geometry [1][2] was head of the department of mathematics, Karnatak University, Dharwar.[3] Amur is the founder member of the Sri Aurobindo Society in Dharwar (1992) of Karanataka State and the vice-president of Karnatak Education Board, Dharwar.[4] Amur is the younger brother of G. S. Amur a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada and English.
Born and raised in Suranagi village of Haveri taluka, he earned a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. (1964) in mathematics from the Karnataka University, Dharwar. From 1960 to 1962, he was a lecturer of mathematics at the Karnataka College, Dharwar and then a professor of mathematics at the department of mathematics Karnatak University, Dharwar. Amur was a postdoctoral fellow at the department of mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from 1967 to 1968 and again in 1984, he came to the USA on a fellowship program for a year.[5] He was also acting registrar of the Karnatak University, Dharwar from 1978-80.
Amur has been working as the president of Sri Aurobindo society,[6] Karnataka State. Amur is married to Radha Amur from Dharwar; she is actively engaged with the Karnataka Education Society and Sri Aurobindo Chapter of the Karnataka state.