Vidyavachaspati Govindacharya, Renowned Sanskrit Scholar Dies 

 
Renowned Sanskrit scholar Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya died at his residence at Ambalpady in Udupi on Sunday due to age related illness, family sources said. He was 85. A propagator of Madhvaideology and a great orator, Govindacharya had been conferred the Padma Shree in 2009.