Bengaluru, April 19 -- Kannada lexicographer, grammarian and literary critic Prof. G. Venkatasubbaiah passed away here early this morning. He was 107.

GV, as he was popularly known in Kannada literary field, has compiled 12 dictionaries and was called as the walking encyclopedia of Kannada language and culture. His works covered various forms of Kannada literature, including grammar, poetry, translation and essays.

Venkatasubbaiah was born on August 23, 1913 at Ganjam village in Srirangapatna, Mandya district. He secured his Post-Graduate degree in Kannada from Maharaja's College, Mysuru, in 1937.

He started his career as a teacher at a Municipal School in Mandya. Later, he went on to teach at a High School in Davanagere and at Maharaj...