Bengaluru : Renowned Kannada poet, eminent academic, and critic Prof N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta (85) passed away on Saturday morning in Bengaluru. Known as ‘NSL’ in the literary circles and Kannada music world, Lakshminarayana Bhatta was born in Shivamogga in 1936. A former dean and Kannada professor at Bangalore University, NSL’s poems gave a new […]

Bengaluru : Renowned Kannada poet and professor KS Nissar Ahmed passed away on May 3 at his residence in Bengaluru. He was 84. He won the Padma Shri award in 2008 for his immense contribution to Kannada literature. He was also recipient of Sahitya Academy Award and Rajyotsav Award. His notable works include Nityotsava, Manasu […]