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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Cummins doubtful for T20 World Cup? It's quite grey right now, says Aus head coach
Melbourne (PTI): Australia skipper Pat Cummins' chances of playing at next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka are "quite grey at the moment" as he battles a back stress issue that has affected his participation in the ongoing Ashes series against England.
Cummins returned to play the third Ashes Test in Adelaide after missing the opening two matches, picking up six wickets to help Australia clinch the series 3-0.
However, the Australian Test and ODI skipper will take no further part in the series and even his participation at the T20 World Cup is also uncertain. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is Australia's T20I captain.
"Looking forward to the World Cup, whether he will be there or not, I can't really say. It's quite grey at the moment. We're hopeful," head coach Andrew McDonald was quoted as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'.
The fast bowler was diagnosed with a lumbar stress reaction during Australia's tour of the West Indies in July. He underwent rehabilitation before being cleared for a carefully managed return in Adelaide.
"He's pulled up fine. He won't play any part in the rest of the series and that was a discussion that we had a long time out around his return," McDonald said.
"We were taking on some risk and people that reported on that would understand the risk associated with that rebuild. We've now won the series and that was the goal.
"So, to position him for further risk and jeopardise him long-term is not something that we want to do and Pat's really comfortable with that," he added.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on February 7 across India and Sri Lanka with the summit clash set for March 8.
Australia's first match is on February 11 against Ireland at Colombo. Although Cummins captains the Test and ODI teams, all-rounder Mitch Marsh leads Australia in the shortest format.
