Kannada poet, playwright and critic H.S. Venkatesha Murthy passes away

H.S. Venkatesh Murthy
| Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash

Well-known Kannada poet, playwright and critic H.S. Venkatesha Murthy passed away early on Friday May 30 morning in Bengaluru. He was 80. He had been suffering from cancer.