Noted Kannada lexicographer Prof G Venkatasubbaiah passes away in Bengaluru
He was awarded the prestigious Padmashri, Pampa award and also Kendra Sahitya Akademi’s literary honour ‘Basha Sanman’ for south zone.
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BENGALURU: Professor G Venkatasubbaiah, lexicographer passed away at a Bengaluru private hospital early on Monday. He was 107.
It took him 60 years to develop eight volumes of the dictionary, which is the most for any Indian language dictionary. While the first volume of the dictionary was printed in 1970, the eighth and final volume appeared in 1995.
The eight volumes of the Kannada dictionary is about 10,000 pages long. Prof G Venkatasubbiah along with other experts developed it on par with the Oxford dictionary.
Kannada lexicographer G Venkatasubbaiah dies, he was 107
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G Venkatasubbaiah compiled 12 dictionaries, edited over 60 books
G Venkatasubbiah was born on August 23, 1913 in Ganjam village
G Venkatasubbaish, well-known Kannada lexicographer, died in Bengaluru on Monday. Professor G Venkatasubbaiah, was an authority in grammar and a literary critic. He had compiled 12 dictionaries. Professor G Venkatasubbaiah was also proficient in Kannada literature, poetry, essays and translations. Paying tribute to Professor G Venkatasubbaiah, many people tweeted that his death is a great loss to the literary world. He was 107.
Recipient of the Padma Shri, Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award and the Pampa Award among others, G Venkatasubbiah s contribution to the world of Kannada dictionary science is huge. His works include socio-linguistic dictionaries encompassing Kannada phrases, idiomatic expressions, usages and history of dialects, which are a goldmine for linguists and others.