What is "karanth"

Karanth may refer to:

• K. Shivaram Karanth, a major Kannada writer, social reformer, environmentalist, Yakshagana artist, movie maker and thinker.
• B. V. Karanth, a famous theatre personality from Karnataka, India.
• Prema Karanth, a well-known theatre personality and the first-ever woman filmmaker of Kannada cinema.
• K. Ullas Karanth, a conservation zoologist and a leading tiger expert based in Karnataka, India.