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 …
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 …
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