Pioneer hotelier S P Kamat dead

hubli: sheshagiri panduranga kamat, a pioneer hotelier in karnataka and head of the well-known kamat group of hotels, died here at his residence following a cardiac arrest, family sources said. he was 76 and is survived by five sons and five daughters. kamat was president of the kamat hotel association, and also the owner of kamat group of restaurants in the state as well as neighbouring states of goa and andhra pradesh.