Renowned Kannada writer SL Bhyrappa died in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was 94.

Bhyrappa had been suffering from age-related ailments and was undergoing treatment in the city for the past three months, The Hindu reported.

The Jayadev Memorial Rashtrotthana Hospital and Research Centre, where the writer had been admitted, said that he suffered a cardiac arrest and died at 2.38 pm on Wednesday.

Bhyrappa published his first novel Bheemakaya in 1958 and went on to write 25 novels over the years. His last novel, Uttarakanda published in 2017, was a retelling of the Hindu epic Ramayana through the perspective of women.

His novels have been translated into several languages.

In 2010, Bhyrappa was awarded the Saraswati Samman for his novel Mandra (2001).

He was conferred with th

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