Girish Karnad Last Wish Was Not To Have Religious Ceremonies; Family Honors It
Girish Karnad's last wish was not to have any religious or official ceremonies. His family is honoring it by cremating his mortal remains in Bypanahalli today.
Well-renowned
writer,
director
and
actor,
Girish
Karnad
passed
away
today
at
the
age
of
81
due
to
prolonged
illness.
Multiple
organ
failures
have
been
stated
as
the
reason
for
his
demise.
The
biggest
of
stars
from
different
film
industries
across
India
have
been
mourning
the
loss
of
this
great
artist.
However,
he
lived
a
simple
life
and
chose
a
simpler
ending.
Apparently,
his
last
wish
was
not
to
have
any
religious
or
official
ceremonies.
Therefore,
his
family
has
decided
to
cremate
his
mortal
remains
in
Bypanahalli
today,
where
the
people
can
pay
their
last
respects.
Girish
Karnad
had
worked
with
many
known
Indian
actors
and
directors
for
nearly
a
period
of
four
decades.
The
Nata
Sarvabhouma
director,
Pavan
Wadeyar
paid
his
condolence
to
the
late
actor
by
tweeting,
"Can't
believe
Girish
karnad
sir
is
no
more.
😥
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.
😥😥😥
It's
huge
loss
to
Kannada
literature."
Meanwhile,
actor
Chetan
Kumar
wrote,
"A
family
friend,
fellow
artist
(my
father's
role)
in
'Aa
Dinagalu',
&
strong
contributor
to
our
nation's
arts
&
culture
scene,
Grirish
Karnad
passed
away
today...We
will
miss
his
intellectual
acuity
&
progressive
values.
#GirishKarnad"
The
CM
Of
Karnataka,
HD
Kumaraswamy
tweeted,
"Deeply
saddened
to
hear
of
the
demise
of
Jnanpith
laureate
writer
and
iconic
actor/film
maker,
Sri
#GirishKarnad
.
His
outstanding
contribution
to
literature,
theatre
and
films
will
always
be
remembered.
In
his
death,
we
lost
a
cultural
ambassador.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace."