India, Oct. 27 -- Mysuru, Oct. 27- Dr. B.V. Rajagopal (89), city's renowned physician and cardiologist, passed away following brief illness on Oct. 25 in city.

A resident of Kuvempunagar, he leaves behind his daughters Dr. Kalpana Pandit and Dr. Srilaxmi Pandit, sons Dr. Sandeep Raj Pandit and Deepak Raj Pandit, an engineer and a host of relatives and friends. His wife Lalitha Rajagopal had predeceased him on Oct. 19, 2025.

Last rites will be held after one of his sons returns from America, according to sources known to his family.

Dr. Rajagopal, who was popularly known as "Mysore Physicians' Bhishma," hails from a family steeped in ancient system of Ayurveda in Nanjangud. He was born to B.V. Pandit and Laxmi Devamma on Sept. 27, 1937....