B D Narayankar
Press Trust of India
Bangalore, Oct 6: Noted Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mathoor Krishnamurthi (82) passed away after a brief illness at a hospital here today.
Krishnamurthi, a Padma Shri awardee, was admitted to the hospital at 2.30 am after he complained of chest pain. He breathed his last at 5.30 am, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Director (Programmes and Projects) H N Suresh said.
His body has been kept at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here for people to pay their last respects, he said.
Krishnamurthi's funeral would be conducted at his native village Mathoor in Shimoga District tomorrow, Suresh said.
Born on August 8, 1929 in a Brahmin family, Krishnamurthi grew up to become a multifaceted personality.
He had worked as a reporter and sub-editor in Kannada daily Samyukta Karnataka, a release said.
Krishnamurthi joined Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1969 and was instrumental in setting up Bhavan's London Kendra, it added.
Apart from receiving Doctor of Literature from Kuvempu University, Krishnamurthi was a recipient of the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, the release said.
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