Theatre stalwart Girish Karnad’s son journalist Raghu Karnad paints the picture of his “appa” as a man who was “gently bubbling with bits of history, legend, song, folktale and philosophy”. Advertising“That was the man I loved,” Raghu said in a moving Instagram post on Thursday, three days after Karnad’s death at the age of 81. Raghu said both he and his sister Shalmali Radha were at home in Bengaluru when Karnad passed away. Raghu said it was difficult to pen a tribute for Karnad, a multilingual multi-hyphenate personality. “Thank you for the many messages about how you felt enriched by his life and work.

Source: Indian Express June 13, 2019 12:22 UTC