Overview

• Rashtrotthana Hospital confirmed he died of cardiac arrest at 2:38 pm on September 24.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and Karnataka leaders issued condolences praising his contributions to literature and culture.
• His body will be kept at Ravindra Kalakshetra on September 25 for public respects, with cremation in Mysuru on September 26 with state honours.
• Across six decades he wrote about 25 novels including Vamshavriksha, Daatu and Parva, and received the Saraswati Samman, Sahitya Akademi recognition, Padma Shri (2016) and Padma Bhushan (2023).
• He had been under treatment for age-related complications after an earlier collapse this year, as his prolific output and works like Aavarana continued to draw wide readership and debate.