Noted dramatist Shivananda Karkera passes away

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru , Oct 08, 2020:  Noted Tulu dramatist and retired officer of Syndicate Bank,  Shivananda Karkera passed away on October 7, Wednesday evening.

 

He was a former member of Tulu Academy. His ’Kadal’ anthology of poems and ’Eru Mainde’ Tulu play had won him Academy Awards.

A former chairman of Gokarnanatha Co-operative Bank, he was also the Founding Vice President of Yakshangana and Founder of Sweekar Sahitya-Sanskritika Koota.