Jagannatha Panditaraja dwelling on old poetic conventions in Sanskrit at the Mughal court? Or, the bani of Guru Gobind Singh in Punjab and of Rahim in Avadhi-speaking areas? Or, Ghalib’s Urdu?

Veteran character actor Jagannatha Varma passed away on Tuesday morning at a private hospital, according to hospital sources. He was suffering from age-related illness and was in the hospital for ...