Bengaluru, 22 June

Eminent Kannada literatteur 'Nadoja' Kamala Hampana died at her Rajaji Nagar residence on Saturday due to age-related diseases. Hampana was 88.

She was born on 28 October, 1935, in Devanahalli near Bengaluru. She started her career as a teacher and gradually made a name in the field of literature. She was an academician, researcher, and writer too.

She had a career spanning 60 years and a published over 60 books in Kannada across different genres. She also authored two books in English, ‘Attimabbe and Chalukyas’ and ‘Jainism and other essays’.

Hampana had won Karnataka Sahitya Aademy Award, Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award and the Rajyotsava award from the Karnataka Government. As per the veteran's wish, her body will be donated to Ramaiah medical college for medical research.

Many prominent officials including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed their condolences to the deceased writer. PTI/ Salar News