As a student, Prof. Rao was a frequent visitor at the house of Srinivas Achar, who is well known as Meenakshi Seenappa, an owner of the once famous Meenakshi Bhavan. At their house in a lane behind the Kannika Parameshwari temple, Prof. Rao would play with Achar’s children. When his parents were out of town, he would have lunch at Achar’s house. Prof. Rao visited Ballari many times over the years. K. Krishnamurthy, Achar’s elder son who now resides in Bengaluru, reminisced about growing up with Prof. Rao.

Source: The Hindu July 24, 2017 07:41 UTC