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Retired lecturer, Panchayat Raj assets idiosyncratic successful Karnataka, and writer S. Janardhana Maravanthe died of age-related unwellness astatine his location successful Maravanthe, successful Udupi district, connected June 6.
The 88-year-old erstwhile gram panchayat president leaves down 2 sons. He is besides the honourary president of Byndoor taluk moving journalists’ association, and had chaired the Byndoor Taluk Sahitya Sammelana recently.
Born to S. Manjunathaiah, a teacher, and Janaki connected March 21, 1939, Janardhana mislaid his begetter astatine a precise young age. Unable to proceed studies beyond SSLC pursuing fiscal constraints, helium undertook the hereditary Shyanubhog assemblage astatine Maravanthe successful 1957, a presumption which was abolished by the authorities successful 1962.
He joined authorities work arsenic a colony accountant successful 1962, and became a authorities precocious schoolhouse teacher aft pursuing a BA grade successful private. He roseate to go a lecturer aft completing an MA successful governmental subject and English successful 1979. Janardhana retired from work arsenic a lecturer successful English from Government PU College, Navunda successful 1997.
Social service
After retirement, Janardhana engaged successful societal service. Along with like-minded persons, helium established Sadhana, a voluntary work organisation that undertook a big of developmental activities successful Maravanthe. He was elected arsenic a subordinate of the Maravanthe Gram Panchayat, which helium served for 15 years, including 2 presumption arsenic its president.
Due to his keen involvement successful the Panchayat Raj strategy and in-depth knowledge, Janardhana was invited to clasp workshops and seminars for GP members and different stakeholders by antithetic organisations and universities from crossed India. For 25 years, helium worked arsenic a part-time analogous for 2 Kannada dailies. He was awarded the ‘Senior Citizen State Award’ successful 2021 by the government.
His mortal remains would beryllium kept for nationalist viewing successful Sadhana auditorium astatine Maravanthe from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. connected June 7.
