Famend Kannada novelist, playwright and poet Koodlu Thimmappa Gatti, died at his residence right here on Monday. He was 85.
Winner of the Kendra Sahitya Academy and Rajyotsava awards, Gatti hailed from Koodlu in Kasaragod district of Kerala. He has printed greater than 50 novels and essays, two poems together with one in English, and greater than 50 performs. Amongst them, round 30 performs written for kids have been translated to completely different languages and broadcast in Akashavani.
His novels embody Shabdagalu (1976), Saumya (1978), Mane, Ramayajnya, Nirantara, Abrahmana, Amuktha, Avibhaktaru, Karmanye Vadhikarasthe, Koopa, Poojary, Bisilugudure, Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya, Yugantara, Shilatapaswi, Swarna Mraga and Aragina Mane. After a stint as a school lecturer in Udupi, Gatti travelled to Ethiopia the place he labored as professor. He additionally obtained diplomas in English from Trinity and Oxford schools in England. After returning to India, he give up instructing and took up farming at Ujire close to right here in Dakshina Kannada district.
Gatti’s literary contributions earned him widespread recognition.
