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**Mangaluru Mourns Loss of Nandalike Ramachandra Rao, Advocate for Poet Muddana**

**MANGALURU, May 14, 2025** – Nandalike Ramachandra Rao, 72, former public relations officer for Karnataka Bank and a prominent figure in promoting the works of Kannada poet Muddana, passed away on Wednesday in Mangaluru.

Mr. Rao was a founder of the Muddana Smaraka Mitramandali, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of the renowned poet, who hailed from Nandalike. His efforts included publishing a comprehensive collection of Muddana’s works, creating a DVD of the “Muddana Manorame” conversation, and facilitating volumes of Muddana’s Yakshagana works. He was also instrumental in organizing the annual Muddana birth centenary celebrations.

Mr. Rao is survived by his wife and daughter. Public viewing will be held at his residence in Chowta’s compound, Bejai, between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM on Thursday. Last rites will be conducted in his native Nandalike in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. His contributions to Kannada literature and the preservation of Muddana’s legacy will be remembered.

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