Intach to restore Jnanpith awardee's Puttur house

MANGALURU: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), with a mandate to protect and conserve cultural heritage, will be tasked with the work of restoring the original house of Jnanpith awardee and literary giant late Shivaram Karanth at Balavana, Puttur.
According to KA Dayanand, director, Department of Kannada and Culture, the department has sent request to Intach to this effect this month. The restoration would cost Rs 29 lakh.
Balavana is one of the most celebrated places of historical interest in Puttur. The litterateur's house at the Dr Shivaram Karantha Balavana, Puttur, about 50 kms from here, has been converted into a museum and houses rare photos of Karanth and the prestigious Jnanpith award received by him for his novel 'Mookajjiya Kanasugalu'. Karanth lived and created his works through observation, hard work and devotion which earned him the titles "Nadedaaduva Vishwakosha", and "Kadalateerada Bhargava".