Suresh Shah is also counted as one of the leading publishers of books in Kannada
Suresh C. Shah, 84, founder of Sapna Book House, the largest bookstore chain in Karnataka, succumbed to COVID-19 in Bengaluru on Tuesday afternoon
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** Saxophone artiste Machendranath Pandeshwar passes away
Machendranath Pandeshwar and Kadri Gopalnath, who passed away in 2019, made saxophone popular in this region. He gave a lot of concerts across the country and abroad. He regularly played the saxophone at the Mangaladevi Temple here during the puja in the morning, afternoon and evening hours, for over 25 years.
He was holding saxophone classes in a room adjoining the temple.
He was awarded the District Rajyotsava Award. His daughter Sindhu Bhairavi is a well-known saxophone artiste.
** Shobha Ranjolkar dies of cardiac arrest
Senior theatre artiste and theatre director Shobha Ranjolkar died of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kalaburagi on Sunday. She was 67.
She is survived by her two sons.
Ms. Ranjolkar, a native of Kodangal in Telangana, was married to Bheem Rao Kulkarni, an engineer from Ranjol in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district.
** Sanskrit scholar Lakshmitathachar dead
He was founder-director of Academy of Sanskrit Research
Renowned Sanskrit scholar and founder-director of the Academy of Sanskrit Research, M.A. Lakshmithathachar, 85, passed away at Melkote in Mandya district on Saturday. He is survived by two sons.
** Kanaka Murthy passes away
Renowned sculptor Kanaka Murthy, known to be the first woman sculptor of the State, succumbed to COVID-19 on Thursday.
Born in 1942 in T. Narasipura, Mysuru, she was mesmerised by the sculptures at a temple in Mysuru in 1965 and took up sculpting as a passion, something rare for a woman in those times. She learnt sculpture from Devalakunda Vadiraj and emerged as a leading sculptor of her times.
** Jayatheerth Kagalkar passes away
Jayatheerth Kagalkar, senior journalist and resident editor of Samyukta Karnataka, Kalaburagi edition, died of COVID-19 on Thursday. He was 53.
He served as a reporter at Samuykta Karnataka for the last three decades and was recently promoted as resident editor. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
His father Venkat Rao N. Kagalkar was also a reporter and served as correspondent for The Hindu for three decades.
** COVID-19: 150 oxygen concentrators gifted by NRI
Dubai-based donor sent them to St. Martha’s Hospital
Philanthropists and corporates have been stepping in to help the city fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Martha’s Hospital received 150 sets of oxygen concentrators that were sent by Dubai-based NRI Eugene Mayne, founder and chief executive of the Tristar Group.
Mr. Mayne, a graduate of St. Joseph’s Bangalore and Bangalore University, sourced the oxygen concentrators from Europe.
** Senior politician K.B. Shanappa succumbs to COVID-19
Mr. Shanappa had led many workers’ struggles, especially those at ACC cement factory and Shahabad cement factory in Kalaburagi district
Former Minister and Rajya Sabha member K.B. Shanappa, 83, passed away at District General Hospital attached to Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) at about 3.30 p.m. on Sunday. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the State-run hospital after he developed complications a few days ago. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons.
** ‘Kanasu Maratakkide’ bags 11th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
‘Kanasu Maratakkide’, a film directed by Smithesh S Barya bagged the 11th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award, recently.
Smithesh S Barya speaking to the media informed that along with films of other countries from Kannada, Kanasu Mararakkide movie got selected for the festival.
Every year the film festival award will be held in Delhi. But, this time, due to Covid-19, the award was announced online.
** Udupi girl Adline Castelino set to represent India at Miss Universe 2020
Miss Diva 2020 Adline Castelino is all set to represent India in Miss Universe international pageant.
Born and brought up in Kuwait, Adline hails from Udupi.
She was born in Kuwait to Alphonsus Castelino, who works at White Store and Meera Castelino, who works at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Kuwait, at present.