![]() ![]() ![]() My greatest aid at the time was the Kannada Ratnakōsha, a pocket-sized Kannada-Kannada dictionary first brought out in 1973 by the Kannada Sāhitya Parishat, Karnataka’s leading literary organisation. Looking back, I see that I first “met” GV when I began teaching myself to read Kannada properly several years ago. And though I never had the privilege of meeting GV awaru in person, I, like millions of other Kannada speakers, met him in his works. Surprise at learning that he had died – at the ripe old age of 107! It may sound strange, but GV’s longevity had made him seem like a chiranjeevi – an immortal who would always be around to celebrate his next birthday. When I learnt of Prof G Venkatasubbaiah’s death, my first reaction was that of surprise. In Prof G Venkatasubbaiah's legacy, an abiding love for Kannada and awareness of its role in a globalised world ![]()
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