Mangalore: Writer, Journalist and Organiser K T Sridhar Breathes his Last
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Aug 27: Writer, journalist, teacher and successful organiser K T Sridhar(68), who had meritoriously served the cause of the Kannada theatre and neo literature revolution of Kasargod district, passed away on Monday, August 25 at a hospital in Kasargod.
He had been admitted to a hospital in Kasargod, where he was residing, after he complained of chest pain. He did not respond to treatments and breathed his last at about 11 pm on Monday. Sridhar is survived by wife, a son and two daughters.
He had been teaching social science in the BEM Highschool, Kasargod besides serving as Kasargod district representative of Udayvani daily for about 20 years. He was a member of Punjakody Taravadu in Talangare and was living at Talangare Khasi Lane. He also ran a firm named Sarita Publicity.
Sridhar, who was active in neo literature and theatre activities, had created a sensation in the theatre, both at Kasargod and coastal Karnataka, after introducing a play titled 'Bacchali Hudugaru' to the stage. He had also brought out a collection of short stories titled 'Teerta Yatre' while other plays he authoured included 'Rashtreeya Heddariya Divisionnalli Savu', based on a short story by renowned story writer Na D'Souza and 'Balance Sheet'.
A seminar on 'Samskara', a novel written by Dr U R Anantmurthy held at Kasargod in association with Gangadhar Bhat in the past, had succeeded in catapulting his fame to the national level. Sridhar was one of the few who rejuvenated the amateur theatre at Kasargod. He also deserves full credit for making efforts, alongwith a few others, in activating the childrens' theatre there.
He had been involved with the theatre activities of studens since 1971, and after undergoing theatrical training alongwith Venugopal Kasargod at Trissur, had founded an organisationd fully devoted to stage activities named 'Yavanika'.
The late journalist had provided impetus for many talented people to prosper. He had founded the Navya Sahitya Sangha through which a review of stories authoured by Yaswant Chittala was published. He translated a few stories from Malayalam to Kannada, and a book titled 'Sandarshana', a collection of interviews, is ready to be published.
Sridhar had worked as the secretary of Kasargod Distict Kannada Writers Association and his dream of getting involved with a newly formed team named 'Nudi Balaga' for spreading awareness about Kannada language, was about to be realised when he expired.
Kerala Border Area unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Kasargod District Kannada Writers Association, Geeta Vihara, Yavanika, Border Area Artistes, Apoorva Kalavidaru, Kerala Tulu Academy, Rangachinnari, Karavali Cultural Foundation, Kasargod District Photographers Association Kasargod Unit, theatre activist Kasargod Chinna etc., have condoled the death of K T Sridhar, an eminent personality who served the cause of Kannada language and culture till his last breath.