L. S. Sheshagiri Rao (Kannada:ಎಲ್. ಎಸ್. ಶೇಷಗಿರಿ ರಾವ್; 16 February 1925 – 20 December 2019), often referred to as LSS, was an Indian writer and academic specializing in Kannada literature. He wrote an English-Kannada dictionary that is a standard reference text for students. Rao worked for government colleges before gaining a position at Bangalore University's English department. He was the first president of the Kannada Book Trust.[1]
Rao won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his work English Sahitya Charitre.[2] Rao was elected president of the 74th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.[2] Rao has also won the Rajyotsava Award, Masti Award, and the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award for his work.[1]
He died on 20 December 2019 in Bengaluru, aged 94.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A fruitful innings. The Hindu(19 February 2015). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Writer and critic LS Sheshagiri Rao no more. The Hindu(20 December 2019).