K.K.S. Murthy: Bengaluru’s bookman who caught the pulse of every reader

Helming this space adroitly with a twinkle in his eye and a warm smile was K.K.S. Murthy, who passed away on Monday. Ailing with age-related issues over the past few months, Murthy still used to turn up while his son Sanjay ran the store. Hunched in the backseat of a taxi parked close to Select, Murthy would be resting but he always had the time to acknowledge regular customers, who would address him as Mr. Murthy or uncle.