About L. S. Sheshagiri Rao
Lived 1925 – 2019 (aged 94). L. S. Sheshagiri Rao was an Indian writer, philologist and literary scholar.
Lakshmeshwar Swamy Rao Sheshagiri Rao (16 February 1925 – 20 December 2019), often referred to as LSS, was an Indian writer and academic specializing in Kannada literature. He wrote an English-Kannada dictionary that is a standard reference text for students. Rao worked for government colleges before gaining a position at Bangalore University's English department. He was the first president of the Kannada Book Trust.
Awards Rao won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his work English Sahitya Charitre.
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L. S. Sheshagiri Rao was born on 16 February 1925.
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L. S. Sheshagiri Rao died on 20 December 2019.
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L. S. Sheshagiri Rao was a writer, philologist and literary scholar.
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