Belagavi :

Former journalist and enthusiast of rare plants Vasudev V Shenoy, 76, died at KLE Hospital here on Monday. He was suffering from multiple health complications.

The funeral will be held at Sadashiv Nagar graveyard at 10 am on Tuesday. He is survived by his wife Aruna and children Chetan, Anu and Rashmi.

He was popular for the ‘Panchavati Garden’ that he developed in the 750sqft area on the terrace of his house at Basav Colony. He had planted over 300 rare plants there. The garden was visited by several eminent personalities like Shivaram Karant, U R Ananthmurthy and former Union minister Balram Jakhar.

Hailing from Karkala in Udupi district, Shenoy settled in Belagavi.

He held many posts, including vice-president of Goa Konkani Parishad and member of Konkani Textbook Committee, founder-director of Chandaragi Sports School, director of Belagavi District Horticulture Association, secretary to Belagavi Press Club and secretary to Belagavi District Kannada Sahitya Parishad. He ran a Student Information Employment Bureau at Shanivar Khoot and worked as a journalist with several Kannada dailies.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hubballi / TNN / March 10th, 2015