Dharwad: Shantadevi Kanavi (87), veteran Kannada short story writer, intellectual and wife of poet Channaveera Kanavi, passed away at KLE Hospital in Belagavi yesterday. 

According to family sources, she was hospitalised a week ago owing to age-related health issues. 

She leaves behind her husband, a daughter and four sons. Last rites were held at Dharwad today.

Shantadevi hailed from Vijayapura and had settled in Dharwad after her marriage.

Her stories, which depicted the life and culture of North Karnataka region, have been translated into languages such as English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. They routinely found their way into anthologies that became part of University text books. She had received awards from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy and also the Dana Chintamani Attimabbe Puraskara from the Government of Karnataka.