Tulu Sahitya Academy Award recipient Dr. D K Chowta no more
Bengaluru: Prominent Artist and working president of Pragatipara Ranga Nirantara D.K Chowta passed away on Wednesday morning in a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was 82.
Chowta was a recipient of Tulu Sahitya Academy Award for his collection of poems "Anand Krishna" in 2011. He has also served as the President of Chitrakala Parishat.
He was also conferred with honorary doctorate by Mangaluru University in recognition of his contributions to the Kannada and Tulu literature.
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PM Modi condoles death of MP Srinivasa Prasad
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of BJP MP V Srinivasa Prasad, describing him as a champion of social justice who devoted his life to the welfare of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised.
He said on X, "I am extremely pained by the passing away of senior leader and MP from Chamarajanagar, Shri V. Srinivasa Prasad Ji. He was a champion of social justice, having devoted his life to the welfare of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised."
He was very popular for his various works of community service, Modi said, conveying condolences to his family and supporters.
The 76-year-old Lok Sabha member from Chamarajnagar in Karnataka and former Union minister was ailing for some time and passed away at a Bengaluru hospital.
On March 18 this year, Prasad had announced his retirement from electoral politics.
