KT Gatti
Mangaluru : Renowned novelist KT Gatti, known for his impactful works in Kannada literature, passed away in Mangalore on Monday.
Originally from Kudlu in Kasaragod district, he had recently settled in Mangalore. KT Gatti was a distinguished writer and recipient of prestigious awards such as the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Honorary Award and the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award.
Gatti, who served as a professor at T M Pai University, Udupi, travelled to Ethiopia as a professor from the Government of India. After returning from Ethiopia, he settled in Ujire and engaged in agriculture.
Keenly interested in learning, KT Gatti earned a diploma in English Studies from Trinity and Oxford Colleges in England.
Novels of KT Gatti:
Shabdas (1976), Soumya (1978), Mane, Ramayajna, Siddhu, Abrahmana, Amukta, Avibhaktaru, Karmanye Vadhikarasthe, Koopa, Pujari, Bisilugudure, Mrityorma Amritham Gamaya, Yugantara, Shilatapasvi, Swarnamriga, Aragina Mane.
