Shivarudrappa

Renowned poet, writer and researcher G S Shivarudrappa, who left his own indelible imprint in the Kannada literary world, died at his residence here today.

The poet, writer and researcher was battling with an illness

Rashtrakavi G S Shivarudrappa (in pic) died at his Banashankari residence on Monday afternoon. GSS, as he was affectionately called, was suffering from renal failure and respiratory problems. The end came at 12.10pm.

Eminent persons from all walks of life led thousands of people who paid tribute to Rashtrakavi GS Shivarudrappa at Ravindra Kalakshetra on Thursday.The Kannada poet passed away on Monday.

BANGALORE: The Bangalore police on Friday arrested an advocate, said to be an associate of fraudster Karanakara Vijay who was arrested by the CBI, on charges of cheating a city businessman of over Rs 35 lakh.

Poet G S Shivarudrappa will be conferred the prestigious national-level Ambikatanayadutta award-2011 instituted in memory of Jnanpith awardee poet laureate Da Raa Bendre.

A library or study centre in memory of legendary Kannada poet G S Shivarudrappa who passed away on Monday, may come up in the city.

Monday seemed a happy day for cab driver Shivarudrappa, 32, and his wife Veena, 27 as they had gone to enrol their younger daughter, Aishwarya, 3, in R T Nagar Public School, North Bangalore.

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Poet laureate G S Shivarudrappa died in Bangalore on Monday.But he has left an indelible imprint on many.Here are a few glimpses.

Eminent Kannada poet GS Shivarudrappa, who passed away at his home on Monday, will be given a state funeral on Thursday.

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Renowned poet, writer and researcher GS Shivarudrappa, who left an indelible imprint in the Kannada literary world, died at his residence here on Monday after prolonged illness. Here is a brief description of his life, works and awards.

Works of Rashtrakavi G S Shivarudrappa and Jnanpith awardees Kuvempu and U R Ananthamurthy will soon be a click away.

RAICHUR: Unable to bear the harassment meted by her husband and in-laws, a woman consumed poison in the limits of Sindhanoor police station here, the police said.

The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has invited applications from eminent Konkani speaking persons for its honorary awards for 2008.

Litterateurs, language lovers and students remembered Rashtrakavi GS Shivarudrappa, who passed on Monday, by offering musical tributes in the city on Tuesday.

BELLARY: The Kannada Viswavidyalaya (Kannada University) in Hampi conferred nadoja (doctorate) on G.S. Shivarudrappa, a poet, critic and contemporary writer and on Padma Bhushan Dr K. Venkatalakshamma, Bharatanatyam exponent and Mysore Samsthana Vidhushi, on Friday evening.

Three members of a family sustained serious burns after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their house in R T Nagar, north Bangalore, on Monday.

The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has invited applications for its honorary awards for 2008.

MANDYA: Stars of the literary and light music world descended on Sri Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Kalamandira here on Saturday for Geethotsava-2003, the first state-level light music conference. Literary doyen and centenarian K.S. Narasimhaswamy inaugurated the event.

MYSORE: Times Of India's cartoonist R K Laxman and H Y Sharada Prasad, former press secretary to late Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi has been conferred with honorary doctorate degree by the Mysore university.

MYSORE: Honorary doctorate degree will be conferred on cartoonist Dr R K Lakshman, litterateur Dr G S Shivarudrappa and former press secretary to Nehru and Indira Gandhi H Y Sharadaprasad at the 84 convocation of the Mysore university being held here on January 22.

Lovely Prem usually doesn’t celebrate his birthday, but this year, he’s decided to do things differently.

Drama direction itself is not an easy task, that too, if the artists involved are visually challenged. G Chandraprabha from Mandya district and a former student of state repertory Rangayana, Mysore, ventured into the task of directing a Kannada play 'Kaanada Kadalige' (unseen coast) written by famous litterateur G S Shivarudrappa, where all the actors are visually challenged students.

The government has dropped its proposal to felicitate 100 individuals have struggled to get classical status for Kannada. "Thousands have struggled for this cause. Honouring only 100 will draw,'' chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said.

KAMAGERE, Kollegal taluk: There's a million-dollar question intriguing the minds of former minister H. Nagappa's family and well-wishers: What prevented the police from combing areas in and around the village even after they were immediately informed about the kidnap on Sunday?

With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not able to inaugurate the World Kannada Conference in Belgaum next month, Karnataka government has roped in some social bigwigs to make the event a mega success.