Rayasam Bheemasena Rao | |
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| Born | Rayasam Bheemasena Rao 23 April 1913 Harapanahalli, Vijayanagara District, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 7 December 1980 (aged 67) |
| Pen name | ಬೀchi |
| Period | 1913–1980 |
Rayasam Bheemasena Rao (known by his pen name BeeChi) (1913–1980) was a well-known humorist in the Kannada language. He preferred to write his pen name bilingually as ಬೀchi giving first preference to Kannada than English. He was also known as Karnataka's George Bernard Shaw.