Poet KS Nisar Ahmed passed away

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Bengaluru, May 3, 2020: Renowned poet K S Nisar Ahmed breathed his last on Sunday, at his residence in Bengaluru. He was 84-years-old.

As per sources, the celebrated poet was suffering from cancer and was hospitalised too. Born on February 5, 1936, Ahmed was best known for his poem ’Nithyotsava’ and the title was often used as a prefix to his name.

He was a post-graduate in Geology who worked as an Assistant Geologist in The Mysore Mines and Geology at Gulbarga before coming in touch with Kuvempu and was invited to the Kannada poets’ meet during Dasara festival in 1959. He worked as a lecturer in Geology in Central College, Bangalore and then in Chitradurga. Later, he taught in the Sahyadri First Grade College in Shimoga for two terms during 1967–72 and 1975–78.

He was the 73rd president for Kannada Sahitya Sammalenna held at Shivamogga in the year 2007. Nissar has been conferred with Rajyotsava award, Nadoja ward, Padma Shri, Pampa award and an honorary doctorate from Kuvempu University.