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Renowned Kannada writer Ananthamurthy dead

Darpan News Desk IANS, 22 Aug, 2014 11:05 AM
    Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee U.R. Ananthamurthy passed away here Friday after a brief illness. He was 82.
     
    Ananthamurthy, who was admitted in a private hospital last week for treatment following infection and fever, was put on multi-support system as his condition turned critical earlier in the day, hospital sources said.
     
    "As his condition worsened, we had put him on life-support systems, including dialysis," a Manipal Hospital spokesman told reporters later.

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