KALABURAGI: Litterateur Chennanna Walikar (78) died in a private hospital in Kalaburagi at 10 pm on Sunday.
Walikar was known to be the voice of Dalits. He was a revolutionary writer and used to wear red shirt always to represent himself as the activist of the Leftist movement.
He retired as a professor in Gulbarga University and was famous for his contributions to the folk literature.
According to Walikar’s kin, his final rites will be performed on Monday.