Mysore :

N. Rajanna (86), Retired LIC Officer and Kannada Novelist, passed away at his residence in Siddarthanagar here on Aug. 11.

He is survived by his wife S.R. Lalithamma, Retd. Head Mistress, two sons — R. Ashok Anand, Civil Engineer and Dr. R. Ashwini Anand, Interventional Cardiologist, Kentucky, USA — daughters-in-law and three grandchildren.

Born in 1928 at Dodda Ballapur, N. Rajanna lived in Mysore for the past 80 years and served LIC of India as a Development Officer for more than 3 decades besides scripting 11 Kannada novels, the most famous being ‘Vajradungura’ and ‘Daasi.’ While the former was translated into English as ‘The Diamond Ring’ by his Kannadiga fans in USA, the latter was translated to Hindi. He wrote his first novel ‘Ranga Mantapa’ when he was only 18 years.

Condoled: The LIC Pensioners Association, Mysore, has condoled Rajanna’s death.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / August 13th, 2014