Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada writer, acclaimed poet, playwright, and academic Dr. H.S. Venkateshamurthy passed away on Friday at the age of 80. He had been admitted to the hospital due to age-related ailments and breathed his last early this morning, according to medical sources.
Born on June 23, 1944, in the village of Hodigere in Channagiri Taluk of Davangere district, he was the son of Narayana Bhat and Nagaratnamma. Dr. Venkateshamurthy completed his Master's degree in Kannada from Bangalore University and went on to serve as a Kannada professor at St. Joseph’s Commerce College, Bengaluru, for nearly three decades.
Widely known by his initials HSV, he was a towering figure in Kannada literature, celebrated for his contributions as a poet, dramatist, and critic. He earned his Ph.D. for the seminal thesis Kathana Kavanagalu in Kannada and authored over 100 works in Kannada.
His notable poetry collections include Parivritta, Baagilu Badiyuvajana, Saugandhika, and Muvattu Malegaala. His celebrated plays include Hejjegalu, Ondu Sainika Vruttanta, and Agnivarna.
HSV also made significant contributions to Kannada cinema and television. He penned songs and dialogues for several popular films like Chinnari Mutha, Kotreshi Kanusu, America America, Maitri, and Kirik Party. His title songs for TV serials such as Mukta and Mahaparva became household hits.
He is survived by his wife, four sons, and a wide circle of admirers and relatives.
Dr. H.S. Venkateshamurthy’s demise marks the end of an era in Kannada literature and culture.
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Jaipur (PTI): A pickup van crashed into a parked truck in Rajasthan's Dausa district in the early hours of Wednesday, killing 11 people, including seven children, and injuring eight others, police said.
The passengers of the pickup vehicle were returning to their village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah after visiting Khatu Shyam and Salasar Balaji temple when the accident occurred on Manoharpur highway around 4-5 am, Dausa Superintendent of Police Sagar told PTI.
Those killed include seven children and four women, he said.
Twenty people were on board the pickup vehicle when it rammed into a stationary truck in the service lane of the highway, the SP said, adding that one of the eight injured is in critical condition.