Internationally famous linguist and a renowned scholar of Dravidian languages, Prof. Bhadriraju Krishnamurthi passed away yesterday. He was 84. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. He started the Department of Linguistics at Osmania University. He worked as Principal of Arts College and Dean, Faculty of Arts of Osmania University.
He also worked as the Vice-Chancellor of University of Hyderabad.
He authored many books on linguistics. His work on Telugu verb forms is a commendable book in Telugu Linguistics.
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