Dharwad:

Detective novelist Sudarshan Desai(67) breathed his last at a private hospital in Dharwad on Tuesday, after a brief illness. He is survived by wife and three daughters.

Desai was a primary schoolteacher.

Attracted by the Hindi detective literature, he started writing detective novels in Kannada.

A majority of his detective serials were published by leading magazine houses. He has authored 85 detective novels and 35 on social themes.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Hubli / TNN / August 01st, 2012