Prof G Venkatasubbaiah, renowned Kannada lexicographer, passes away in Bengaluru at 107 – Firstpost
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Prof G Venkatasubbaiah, renowned Kannada lexicographer, passes away in Bengaluru at 107 – Firstpost

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Professor G Venkatasubbaiah, renowned Kannada lexicographer, passed away in Bengaluru on 19 April at the age of 107. Having compiled 12 dictionaries, edited over 60 books and produced various seminal works on dictionary science in Kannada, Venkatasubbaiah remains a leading figure in the Indian literary scene. However, people who understood Gandhi’s speech gave donations generously and participated in India’s freedom struggle,” the professor had recalled. A decorated critic, G Venkatasubbiah’s contribution to literature brought him a number of accolades, including the Padma Shri, Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award and Pampa Award among others.

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Centenarian Lexicographer Prof G Venkatasubbaiah Dead
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Centenarian Lexicographer Prof G Venkatasubbaiah Dead

News 18  

Renowned lexicographer, Kannada writer and critic Professor Ganjam Venkatasubbaiah is no more, family sources said here. He became a household name for his popular column ‘Igo Kannada’ in a Kannada daily detailing the nuances of the language, its idioms and phrases. “Mahatma Gandhi had delivered a speech for only ten minutes, that too in Hindi language and in front of …

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The Hindu  

58, 31st Cross, 7th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, is like a shrine to Kannada wordsmiths and a symbol of intellectual and linguistic virtuosity, for this is where Ganjam Venkatasubbaiah, the grand old man of Kannada language, resides. “No other Indian language has a lexicographer and linguistic scholar of GV’s stature,” says the Kannada writer Siddalingaiah. Recalling his father’s contribution to Kannada …

Noted writer and Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr GS Amur passes away aged 95
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Noted writer and Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr GS Amur passes away aged 95

Firstpost  

Known for his proficiency in both Kannada and English, Dr GS Amur was conferred with several prestigious honours, including the Sahitya Akademi Award, Rajyotsava Award and Bharatiya Bhasha Award. Veteran critic and versatile writer Dr G S Amur died on Monday due to age-related ailments, family sources said. The literateur, known for his proficiency in both Kannada and English, was …

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