Mangaluru: Popular Kannada and Tulu writer, senior artist and Rajyotsava Awardee Bola Chittaranjandas Shetty passed away here on Sunday evening at his residence. He was 72.
Hailing from Bola in Karkala, Chittaranjan Das, son of Parthimarguthu Manjayya Shetty and Mathrengiparari Rukmini Shetty, he spent his childhood in Mumbai. He is survived by wife and two sons.
He has been conferred with Tulu ‘Gaurava Award’ – 2012, Shri Krishna Vadirajanugraha Award-Udupi Paryaya Sode Mutt (2012), Rajyotsava Award-Literature – 2013 and hundreds of other honours for his contribution to Tulu literature. He was the president of Mangaluru Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishad in 2010.
His works include, Ponnu Mann da bombe – Tulu Drama (1973), Kambala, Essay on Kambala First ever doument on Kambala (1983), ‘Alidulidavaru’ Kannada Novel on Bunts & Alia kattu Culture (1990), Kudi, Kannada Novel (2005), ‘Neer’ – Tulu drama for kids (2006), ‘Binnedi’ a book containing information about ‘Paad-dana’, a traditional Tulu art form ‘paad-dhana’ describes the life and adventures of legends Koti-Chennayya with a contemporary touch. (2006), Tulu Paad-dana CD – containing ‘Binnedi'(Siri Paad-dana) (2007), ‘Amara beerera maamanne’ Koti Chennaya Paad dana (2008), ‘Onti Obbanti – Kannada Novel on sexual Minorities or jogappas (male devotees of Yellamma Devi) of north Karnataka region (2008), ‘Tammale Aruvatta Katt’ – Essay on Tulunadu Culture (2008), ‘Shri Madhwa Prana’ Kakra Shetty ‘Bennida Bele’ -An epic poem on the early life of Madhwa, Vaishnavite saint and founder of the Dvaita school, who was born at Pajaka near Udupi, Paad Dana (2009), ‘Shri Madhwa Bharata’ Tulu Paad Dana (2010), ‘Alidulidavaru’ Kannada Novel on Bunts & Alia kattu Culture -Author reprint(2011), ‘Annarthi’ – Kannada Paad dana (2011), ‘Atishaya’ – Kannada Novel (2015).
Prabhakar L Shetty, president of Bunts Sangha Mumbai, H B L Rao, Kalajagathu Vijaykumar Shetty, Dr Sunitha M Shetty, Jaya C Suvarna, Nithyananda D Kotian, L V Amin, Pradeep Kumar Kalkoora, Shimunje Parari, Rathnakar R Shetty, several members of associations have condoled the demise of Shetty.
