Belthangady : Dharmasthala Hemavathy Heggade’s mother Peradibeedu Pushpavathi (90), passed away at SDM hospital in Ujire on August 30, Saturday.

Pushpavathi was admitted followed due to brief illness. She is survived by two daughters and five sons.

She was a scholar in Kannada, Tulu and Hindi and had good command over the language. She had studied Rathnakara Shataka , Bharatesha Vaibhava and other religious literatures.