M. M. Kalburgi
Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi (Kannada: ಮಲ್ಲೇಶಪ್ಪ ಮಡಿವಾಳಪ್ಪ ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ; 28 November 1938 – 30 August 2015) was an Indian scholar of Vachana sahitya (Vachana literature) and academic. He was the vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. A noted epigraphist of Kannada, he was awarded the National Sahitya Akademi award in 2006 for Marga 4, a collection of his research articles.[1]
Kalburgi was shot dead in the morning of 30 August 2015 at his residence in Dharwad district of Karnataka by two unidentified men.[2]
References
- ↑ Kalburgi gets Sahitya Akademi award. The Hindu. December 22, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/22/stories/2006122211550500.htm. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ Kannada scholar and former VC of Hampi University MM Kalburgi shot dead. news.biharprabha.com. 30 August 2015. http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/08/kannada-scholar-mm-kalburgi-shot-dead/. Retrieved 31 August 2015.