<p class="bodytext">Devananda Rao, a resident of Surathkal, passed away following a brief illness on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was 75. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He had served in Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He was also a Yakshagana artiste. He is survived by his wife and two sons. </p>
<p class="bodytext">Devananda Rao, a resident of Surathkal, passed away following a brief illness on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was 75. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He had served in Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He was also a Yakshagana artiste. He is survived by his wife and two sons. </p>