Mangaluru: Renowned Kannada, Tulu litterateur Amrutha Someshwara passes away
Mangaluru: Renowned Kannada literatteur, folk scholar and thinker Amrutha Someshwara passed away in Mangaluru on Saturday. He was 88, family sources said.
The scholar was suffering from old age related problems at his residence. Born on September 27, 1935 in village Adya in Dakshina Kannada district, Professor Someshwara had strived for the growth of Kannada as well as Tulu.
He was a recipient of various awards including Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award, K S Haridasa Bhatta Award, Janapada and Yakshagana Academy Award and Karnataka Rajyotsava Award.
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Someshwara had penned many books in Kannada and Tulu and wrote research papers on Yakshagana, the sources said.
Mourning his demise, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on ‘X’, “The passing away of renowned folk scholar, culture thinker and beloved Guru Prof. Amrutha Someshwara is an irreparable loss to the Kannada literary world. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace.
ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತ ಜಾನಪದ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಚಿಂತಕ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಷ್ಯರ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಗುರು ಪ್ರೊ.ಅಮೃತ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾರಸ್ವತ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 6, 2024
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
