Senior Kannada writer Dr.M. M. Kalburgi passes away. He was shot dead by unidentified persons in his residence in Dharwad. He was taken to the civil hospital and declared dead. He was 77.
Dr. M.M Kalburgi
- He was an Indian scholar of Vachana sahitya (Vachana literature).
- He also served as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi.
- He was also a noted epigraphist of Kannada.
- He was awarded the National Sahitya Akademi award in 2006 for Marga 4, a collection of his research articles.
- Kalburgi was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award, Nrupatunga Award and Pampa award for his contribution to Kannada literature.
Some G.K. Related Question:
What is epigraphist?
It is the study of inscriptions or epigraphsas writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.
