Overview

• S. L. Bhyrappa died of cardiac arrest at Jayadev Memorial Rashtrotthana Hospital in Bengaluru at 2:38 pm on September 24, according to the hospital.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government will build a memorial in Mysuru and conduct the last rites with full state honours.
• The public may pay respects in Bengaluru before the body is taken to Mysuru for cremation, as confirmed by family and officials.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a cross-section of political and literary figures issued tributes, calling him a towering figure of Kannada letters.
• Author of about 25 novels including Parva, Vamshavriksha and Daatu, Bhyrappa’s work earned the Padma Shri (2016), Padma Bhushan (2023), Saraswati Samman and multiple adaptations in film and television.