What is M. M. Kalburgi?
'''Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi''' ({{lang-kn|ಮಲ್ಲೇಶಪ್ಪ ಮಡಿವಾಳಪ್ಪ ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ}}; 28 November 1938 – 30 August 2015) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] scholar of [[Vachana sahitya]] (Vachana literature) and academic. He was the vice-chancellor of [[Kannada University]] in [[Hampi]]. A noted epigraphist of [[Kannada]], he was awarded the National [[Sahitya Akademi award]] in 2006 for ''Marga 4'', a collection of his research articles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/22/stories/2006122211550500.htm|title=Kalburgi gets Sahitya Akademi award|date=December 22, 2006|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 February 2010|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107031044/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/22/stories/2006122211550500.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kalburgi was shot dead in the morning of 30 August 2015 at his residence in [[Dharwad district]] of Karnataka by two unidentified men.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kannada scholar and former VC of Hampi University MM Kalburgi shot dead|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/08/kannada-scholar-mm-kalburgi-shot-dead/|access-date=31 August 2015|agency=ANI|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=30 August 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalburgi, M. M.}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Indian academics]] [[Category:Indian murder victims]] [[Category:Indian writers]] [[Category:Murders by firearm]] [[Category:People murdered in India]] {{bio-stub}}