OBITUARIES [RED ZONE]

1. KANNADA POET NISSAR AHMED PASSED AWAY.

Kannada poet and Padma Shri awardee, K S Nissar Ahmed died on Sunday at the age of 84.
Ahmed passed away at his own residence in the city.

Highlights:

 He born at Devanahalli in Bengaluru.

 He was post- graduated in Geology and worked as a Geologist.
 He also worked as lecturer of Geology at Central College in Bengaluru, also in
Chitradurga and at Sahyadri college in Shivamogga.
 He was hospitalised for some time as he was battling with cancer.
 Recently, his son too had died of the disease in the US.
 He was also known as “Nityotsava Kavi” or Nityotsava poet.
 Ahmed became the household name through his Nityotsava poem "Jogada siri
belakinalli...." which went on to become a popular song.
 Nissar’s famous works include Nityotsava, Sanje Aidara Male, Nenedavara Manadalli,
Naanemba Parakeeya, Manasu Gandhi Bazaru, Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu among others.
 He is a recipient of awards like Padma Shri, Rajyotsava, Pampa, Kannada Sahitaya
Academy awards among several others.
 He also chaired the 73rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in
Shivamogga, and take the pride of inaugurating the 407th edition of Mysuru Dasara.
 While condoling, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa termed his death as an "irreparable
loss" to the state and Kannada literary world.