Kannada lexicographer Professor Ganjam Venkatasubbaiah took his last breath in Bengaluru early on Monday.

The 107 year old was commonly known in literary circles. He had compiled 12 dictionaries, including three volumes of Igo Kannada, edited over 24 literary works covering different forms of Kannada literature such as poetry, grammar and essays. He has also translated important works into Kannada from other languages. Mr Venkatasubbiah had also received the Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award and the Pampa Award. Talking about his personal life, he was born on August 23, 1913 Ganjam village, Srirangapatna, in Mandya district. He completed his postgraduate degree in Kannada from Maharaja’s College, Mysuru in 1937. After which he started his career as a teacher at a municipal school in Mandya district and also taught at the high school in Davanagere and at Maharaja’s College and at Vijaya College in Bengaluru.

Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru has recorded near a lakh of inflected cases. The death toll due to CORONA crossed 103 numbers over weekend. Other districts that reported most cases during the weekend were Mysuru 1588, Kalaburagi 1231, Bidar 828, and Tumakuru 1001. As many as 8634 people recovered from the infection in the last 48 hours. After the rise of COVID-19 cases across the state, the Karnataka state government has opted for daily tests of corona. 

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