Nandalike Balachandra Rao
Nandalike Balachandra Rao (12 March 1953 – 14 May 2025) was an Indian journalist and writer who was the son of Nandalike Subba Rao and Girijamma.
Life and career
[edit]Balachandra Rao was born on 12 March 1953. He did his B.A. at Government college, Mangalore and Diploma in public relations and journalism at Mysore University.
Former banker Nandalike Balachandra Rao, who made meaningful efforts to immortalise Kannada poet laureate Kavi Muddana’s works, was conferred the Kavi Muddanna Award.[1] Muddana (Kannada: ಮುದ್ದಣ; 24 January 1870 – 15 February 1901) was a Kannada poet, writer and a Yakshagana poet from Nandalike.[2][3]
His book "Kumara Vijaya" was released at Tulu Parba.[4]
Balachandra Rao died on 14 May 2025, at the age of 72.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Man Who Made Efforts to Immortalise Poet Muddana Feted at Nandalike - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ SeethaRamiah, M.V. (1990). Muddana (Nandalike Lakshminarayaniah). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Desk2, News (14 May 2025). "ಕಾರ್ಕಳ: ನಂದಳಿಕೆ ಬಾಲಚಂದ್ರ ರಾವ್ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ". Retrieved 15 May 2025.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Release of the Book 'Kumara Vijaya' Written by Nandalike Balachandra Rao at Tulu Parba". canaranews.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Udayavani. "Veteran writer and cultural scholar Nandalike Balachandra Rao passes away". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 May 2025). "Muddana Mitramandali founder Balachandra Rao passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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