Bengaluru, Dec 29 (PTI) M S Prabhakara, a senior journalist and writer better known by his pen name ‘Kamaroopi’ in Kannada literary circles, passed away on Thursday. He was 87.
He died of age-related ailments at his residence in Kolar, sources said.
Prabhakara was unmarried and his body has been donated to M S Ramaiah Hospital here by extended family, sources added.
Having spent almost four decades as an English teacher in Guwahati University and then a journalist, Prabhakara was known for his literary works.
He gained prominence as a writer in Kannada with his collection ‘Ondu Tola Punugu Mattu Itara Kathegalu’.
His novel ‘Kudure Motte’, which got him the Karnataka Sahitya Academy award, was made into a film by G V Iyer. PTI KSU KH KH
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