Bengalure: Multi Linguistic actor Gyana Peet Award receipent and eminent drama writer Girish Karnad (81) passes away on Monday morning at his residence in Lavelli Road in Bengaluru. He was survived with wife Saraswathi a son Raghu and daughter Radha.

       His father is suffering from lungs disease and he passes away at 08:30am. Girish Karnad mortal kept at electric cremation in Bayyappana halli road in Kalla halli between 02:00 to 03:00 for the visit of public. As per the wish of Girish Karnad, the last right completed without any religious programs as per the request of his family members.

      The Karnataka government declared holiday in the state as a respect of the death of Girish Karnad. Government also announced three more days as mourning days. The South Indian Film Industry expressed its deep grief on the death of Girish Karnad. President Ramnath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana expressed their profound grief on the death of Karnad. VIPs, VIPs of Cine and Drama sectors, Karnataka Ministers DK Siva Kumar, RV Des Panddey, B. Jaya Sree, Suresh Heblikaar paid their tributes to the mortal.       Girish Karnad first time appeared in “Samskaara” Kannada Film in (1970) and Shyam Benagal’s film “Ankur”.  His another famous movies Nishant, Mandhan, Swamy, etc.,  He acted a Telugu Film “Ananda Bhairavi” in the direction of Jandhyala. He received Padma Sri award in 1974. Padmabhusan award in 1992 and Gyana Peet award in 1998.