He was hospitalised for a few days and passed away on Tuesday night
Tributes started pouring in from entire generations of book lovers as news of the passing away of T.S. Shanbhag, the owner of erstwhile legendary Premier Book Shop, came out on Wednesday.
Balakrishna V., his financial advisor,told
The Hindu that he turned 84 on May 2. “He was suffering from an infection and then got COVID-19. He was hospitalised for a few days and passed away on Tuesday night,” he said. He is survived by his wife and daughter s family.
Started in 1971, the bookshop eventually closed down in 2009, the reason being an exponential increase in the rent on Church Street.