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[[File:Man-Who-Made.jpg|thumb|Award function]]'''Nandalike Balachandra Rao''' (12 March 1953 – 14 May 2025) was an Indian journalist and writer who was the son of Nandalike Subba Rao and Girijamma.<br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
Balachandra Rao was born on 12 March 1953. He did his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] at Government college, [[Mangalore]] and Diploma in public relations and journalism at [[Mysore University]].<br />
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Former banker Nandalike Balachandra Rao, who made meaningful efforts to immortalise [[Kannada]] poet laureate Kavi Muddana’s works, was conferred the Kavi Muddanna Award.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Man-Who-Made-Efforts-to-Immortalise-Poet-Muddana-Feted-at-Nandalike/2015/01/19/article2625970.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122192232/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Man-Who-Made-Efforts-to-Immortalise-Poet-Muddana-Feted-at-Nandalike/2015/01/19/article2625970.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 November 2015|publisher=newindianexpress.com|title=Man Who Made Efforts to Immortalise Poet Muddana Feted at Nandalike - The New Indian Express|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref> [[Muddana]] ({{langx|kn|ಮುದ್ದಣ}}; 24 January 1870&nbsp;– 15 February 1901) was a Kannada poet, writer and a [[Yakshagana poetry|Yakshagana]] poet from [[Nandalike]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Muddana (Nandalike Lakshminarayaniah)|author=SeethaRamiah, M.V.|date=1990|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JV4OAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk2 |first=News |date=14 May 2025 |title=ಕಾರ್ಕಳ: ನಂದಳಿಕೆ ಬಾಲಚಂದ್ರ ರಾವ್ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ |url=https://www.nammakudlanews.com/karkala-nandalike-balachandra-rao-is-no-more/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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His book "Kumara Vijaya" was released at Tulu Parba.<ref name="canaranews">{{cite web|url=http://canaranews.com/news/kanara/release-of-the-book-kumara-vijaya-written-by-nandalike-balachandra-rao-at-tulu-parba/|publisher=canaranews.com|title=Release of the Book 'Kumara Vijaya' Written by Nandalike Balachandra Rao at Tulu Parba|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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Balachandra Rao died on 14 May 2025, at the age of 72.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Udayavani |title=Veteran writer and cultural scholar Nandalike Balachandra Rao passes away |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/veteran-writer-and-cultural-scholar-nandalike-balachandra-rao-passes-away |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=Udayavani |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2025 |title=Muddana Mitramandali founder Balachandra Rao passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/muddana-mitramandali-founder-balachandra-rao-passes-away/article69576096.ece |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Muddana]]<br />
* [[Nandalike]]<br />
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