Mumbai: Prof Sitaram R Shetty Passes Away in Collapsing on Stage during a Programme in Metro

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai,26 Aug 2013: Sixty-one-year-old Professor Sitaram R Shetty, the renowned poet, critic, teacher and lecturer passed away here on Sunday August 25 afternoon.  

 
Professor Sitaram Shetty was greeting the audience after being on the stage during eightieth programme of Dr G D Joshi at Pejavar mutt, Santacruz (West) when he collapsed but was at once rushed to the private clinic nearby.  He was later taken to V N Desai Municipal Hospital, where he breathed his last. 

 

 

Professor Sitaram R Shetty hailed from Inna village of Karkal taluk, in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.  He served as professor in R J College, Somaiyya College and Hinduja College.  He served as honorary secretary of Karnataka Sangh – Mumbai.  He served as president of diamond jubilee celebration Committee of Kannada Sangh – Mumbai, secretary of Kannada Sahitya Parishat – Maharashtra unit, president of Thane Bunts Association, trustee of Chinnara Bimba, secretary of silver jubilee celebration Committee of Kalajagattu Mumbai.  He was the mentor for youth organizations and advisor for several community organizations in metro.  He was the proprietor of Ashith Printers tht published several books of veteran and budding litterateurs.  As a litterateur , he has authored Kannads books titled, Bartira Nammoorige, Dhoomaketu, Yene Helali, Ondu Shishuvina Apaharanada Kate, Ondu Shaleya Kate and others Tulu book - Kaljigada Drutaraste.  His columns were published in Karnataka Malla, Kannada daily, Nityavani, etc.  He had organized All India Story and Poets Meet in memory of his wife the late Susheela S Shetty.  He had close contact with veteran litterateurs.

 

Bunts Sangh Mumbai president chartered accountant Shankar B shetty, former president Ikala Harish Shetty, vice president Karnire Vishwanat Shetty, Thane Bunts president chartered accountant Karunakar Shetty, Yaksha Manasa president Shekar R Shetty, Karnataka Sangh – Mumbai president Dr Bharat Kumar Polipu, Omdas Kannangar, Kannadiga Patrakartara Sangh – Maharashtra president Chandrashekar Palettady, Bombay Bunts Association president advocate Ratnakar V Shetty, vice president Shyam N Shetty, Billawa Jagruti Balaga – Mumbai president N T Poojary, All India Tulu Federation president Dharmapal U Devadiga, JAVAB president Nagesh N Shetty and Raghu N Shetty, Mulund Bunts office bearers Nagriguttu Vivek Shetty and Dr Satyaprakash Shetty, Bhandary Federation president Kadandale Suresh Bhandary, Akshaya – monthly bulletin honorary editor M B Kukyan, editor Eshwar Alevoor, Dr K Ratnakar Shetty Bhandup, M D Shetty, Virar Shankar Shetty, B Vivek Shetty, Sudhakr S Hegde, Dr Sunita M shetty, Dr G N Upadya, advocate Kadandale Parari Prakash L Shetty, Dr G D Joshi, S K Sundar, G T Acharya, Gururaj S Nayak, Mohan Marnad, Chitrapu K M Kotian, Jaya C Suvarna, L V Amin, Tonse Jayakrishna A Shetty, Harish Kumar M Shetty, P K Salian, Chandrashekar Belchada, Nadibettu Nityanand Hegde, Ratnakar R Shetty, Pernankila Haridas A Bhat, Kodu Bhoja Shetty, Narayan Shetty Nandalike, Innabalike Navin Shetty, Dr Karunakar M Shetty, B S Kurkal, Shimunje Parari, Tonse Sanjeev Poojary, the office bearers of Jagajyoti Kala Vrunda, Kala Jagattu – Mumbai, Sanatana Vedike – Mumbai, Kannadiga Kalavidara Parishat – Mumbai, thousands of students of Professor Sitaram Shetty condoled the sad demise.

The last rites of Professor Sitaram will be placed for public homage at his brother Shekar Shetty’s residence – Sriniat Towers, Sani Guruji Nagar, Mulund (East) on Monday August 26 at 4.00pm, after Professor Sitaram’s son Ashith Shetty arrives from abroad, followed by last rites at crematorium in Mulund (West), informed family sources.