Well-known Kannada writer and Saraswati Samman awardee S. L. Bhyrappa, 94, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on September 24. He was suffering from age-related ailments and was under treatment in the city for the past three months.

Jayadev Memorial Rashtrotthana Hospital and Research Centre, where he was admitted, stated that he suffered cardiac arrest and passed away at 2.38 p.m.

Sources said he was suffering from cardiac issues and had collapsed during a morning walk a few months ago. He was then shifted from Mysuru to Bengaluru for better care.

Sources said that cremation would be held on September 26 in Mysuru where he lived for many years. On September 25, the body would be kept at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru for people to pay their last respects.

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