Prakash Rai’s book 'Avaravara Bhavakke' released
Mysuru: Noted writer, critic OL Nagabhushan Swamy released Prakash Rai’s book ‘Avaravara Bhavakke’ here recently.
After releasing the book at a function organized by Nele Hinnele, Janamana Samskrutika Sanghatane, and Sawanna Prakashana at the Humanities Block auditorium in Manasangangothri; its first copy was handed over to writer Devanur Mahadeva.
Speaking on occasion, Devanur Mahadeva expressed his desire to write a commentary on the book. “Prakash looks life from the existing scenario and not from his school of thoughts. Prakash has the creativity and capability to come out with a novel,” he added.
Addressing the gathering, OL Nagabhushan Swamy said, “Prakash Rai advocates living the life of a traveller as against leading one as a tourist. In this book, one can understand that how the people with image look at life. I wish him to write a novel that has continuity instead of writing columns that keep on changing from week to week.
Speaking at the occasion, Prakash Rai said, writing is my renaissance. It is a freedom which I earned after coming out from the shackles, he opined.
My friends Katte Gururaj and Jogi encouraged me to write. I am writing like a son sitting on the shoulders of father and seeing a ‘Jatra.’ Already Lankesh, Tejasvi, Chittal's memories, and experiences have come for writing. The richness of Kannada literature, theater experience, movies, and so many perceptions have created an atmosphere of writing.
Senior journalist Ravindra Bhatt Ainakke participated as the chief guest at the ceremony.
Actor Mandya Ramesh, lyricist Dr. C. Naganna, theater artist KR. Sumati read the columns. Cinema journalist Jogi compered the programme.
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Man arrested for keeping daughter's body at home for four months after death in Meerut
Meerut (UP) (PTI): A 72-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly keeping the body of his daughter inside their house for nearly four months after her death, officials said on Thursday.
A resident of Teli Mohalla in the Sadar Bazar police station area, Udaybhanu Biswas did not perform the last rites of his 35-year-old daughter Priyanka after her death and kept the body in a locked room of the house.
The matter came to light in April after local residents alerted police about a strong foul smell emanating from the house, they said, adding that he was formally arrested on Wednesday.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Priyanka had died due to illness on December 1, 2025. Biswas stayed in the house with the body for several days and allegedly used perfume to suppress the foul smell.
Police recovered the decomposed body from the house on April 10. The body had largely turned into a skeleton by the time it was found, sources said.
The body was sent for post-mortem examination after completion of legal formalities, they added.
According to police, Biswas is originally from West Bengal and is a retired administrative officer from the education department.
Police said he has undergone psychiatric evaluation at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Medical College and was formally arrested on Wednesday.
