Noted Kannada poet NS Lakshminarayana Bhatta passes away at 84

Renowned Kannada poet, eminent academic, and critic Prof N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta has passed away suffering from age-related ailments. He was 85.
Bhatta was famously known as ‘NSL’ in the literary circles and Kannada music world.
He is known for his contribution of modern Kannada poetry, critical works and translations.
He also translated the famous 50 sonnets of William Shakespeare (Suneeta), 50 poems of Irish poet William Butler Yeats (Chinnada Hakki) and several other prominent English writers into Kannada.