Gurpur Venkatesh Prabhu married Jayanthi Kudva who gave birth to five girls and one boy. The last one was the boy, Srinivasa.
Jyanthi was asked to discontinue her studies when she finished her 8th class exam and passed it. But she defied the wishes of her parents and went to the school to get admitted by herself. Fortunately the parents relented and allowed her to continue the studies. She finished matriculation and began to work. After 8 years in a private firm she got a job with P & T department (now Telecom department) She has now retired after superannuation. She lives with her husband in Bangalore.