RIP Girish Karnad: Veteran playwright-actor passes away at 81

Veteran playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad passed away at the age of 81 today. The Jnanpith awardee had been dealing with age-linked ailments and breathed his last in his Bengaluru home around 8.30 am. Karnad made his acting and screenwriting debut with a Kannada film named 'Samskara' in 1970 and was conferred with Padma Shri award in 1974 for contributions to theatre.