Girish Karnad’s son penned a tribute to his father -- a scholar, theatre personality, an actor and director with a career spanning over five decades. Multi-hyphenate personality Girish Karnad’s son, Raghu Karnad posted a heartfelt tribute to his father, three days after he died at his home in Bengaluru. A scholar, theatre personality, an actor and director with a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad was known for his commitment to freedom of expression. Remembering his last days, Raghu wrote, “On Saturday evening, he completed a set of audio interviews with Arshia Sattar. A brilliant student, who graduated in mathematics but chose arts as his playing field, Karnad wrote his first play Yayati at the age of 23 in 1961.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2019 12:56 UTC