Renowned Kannada poet and playwright H S Venkatesha Murthy, popularly known as HSV, passed away at the age of 80 at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday.
He had been suffering from age-related ailments. He is survived by four sons. He was a prolific writer, who contributed significantly to Kannada literature as an essayist, playwright, novelist, children's literature author, translator, critic, poet, and film song-story-dialogue writer.
Murthy dedicated more than three decades to teaching at St. Joseph's College in Bengaluru. Murthy's poetry is well-known in Karnataka and frequently sung in popular sugama sangeeta or Bhavageethe (musical genre in which poetry in the Kannada language is set to music) stages.
He has also penned lyrics for films such as 바카라˜Chinnari Mutha바카라™, 바카라˜America America바카라™ and 바카라˜Kirik Party바카라™ among others. His major plays include Uriya Uyyale, Agnivarna and Manthare. He was recipient of many awards and accolades and was the president of the 85th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Kalaburagi.
He held a Doctorate of Literature for his research on 'Kannadadalli Kathana Kavanagalu'.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar condoled the poet's death and highlighted how he enriched Kannada literature through his Bhavageethe.
"A heartfelt farewell to the poet of emotions," he said in a post on 'X'.
