Karnataka: Dharmasthala Heggade's brother-in-law Yashovarma no more

MANGALURU: Dr B Yashovarma, secretary, brother in law of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, passed away at a hospital in Singapore late on Sunday night, after a period of brief illness.
He was 67. He is survived by his wife and two children. He was the brother of Hemavathi Heggade, the wife of Veerendra Heggade.
Hailing from Peradi Beedu, Moodbidri taluk, he was the son of Jain High School teacher, popularly known as Kannada pandit, late T Raghuchandra Shetty and Peradi Beedu Pushpavathi Shetty.
After obtaining a post graduate degree in Botany, he served as a lecturer at JSS College, Dharwad. After his retirement as principal of SDM College, Ujire, he was serving as the secretary of SDM Educational Institutions.
He was the president of Belthangady Rotary Club and Jain Milan. He was also the president of Belthangady Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat and secretary of Dharmasthla's religious and literary Conventions. His passing away has been mourned by prominent personalities in the district.