Bengaluru: Library and child literature expert Dr. Padma Baliga passed away on May 12.
She’s the second daughter of late civil engineer C. V. Kumar of Mangaluru. The deceased survived by her husband, her son, students as well as her friends.
Padma Baliga bagged the first rank in MA in English at Mangalore University (1985-1987).
She also worked as a professor of English at St. Aloysius College. In 2013, she did a Ph.D. from Gandhigram Rural University Dindigul. Her Ph.D. proposed a feminist outlook about Indian authors writing fiction for children.
In addition to this, she presented several research papers at different forums internationally.
Basti Vaman Shenoy, President of the World Konkani Center, Konkani Bhangani Culture Foundation, Treasurer, B. R. Bhat, Vice Presidents Shri Kudpi Jagadish Shenoy, Gilbert D’Souza, Secretary of the World Konkani Scholarship Fund, Pradeep G. PI, World Konkani Central Secretary CA Sri Nandagopala Shenoy, and B. Prabhakar Prabhu, Konkani Education Head, Dr. K. Former President of All India Konkani Parishad Gokul Dasa Prabhu, Payyanur Ramesh Pai, Former President of Kerala Konkani Academy, Dr. Geeta Shenoy, World Konkani Language Director Gurudatta Bantwallakara and other dignitaries and officials of the Sangha have expressed their condolences.
