Bangalore, October 31: Noted writer Boluwaru Mohammad Kunhi and artist Ramesh Kalladka are among the 50 eminent personalities who have been chosen for coveted Karnataka Rajyotsava award 2012.
Minister for Kannada and Culture Govind Karjol on Wednesday announced the names of 57 achievers and 7 institutions, chosen for the precious award which will be conferred on Thursday, November 1, Kannada Rajyothsava day. He said except the sports category, the government has stuck to the position of giving the awards to only personalities above the age of 50.
Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will present the awards to all winners in Town Hall, Bangalore. The award carries a cash of Rs one lakh and a 20-gm gold medal, among others.
Following is the list of award winners:
Literature: Dr. H S Raghavendra Rao (Chitradurga), Niranjan Walishettar (Dharwad), Satyananda Patrota (Bagalkot) and Janagere Venkataramaiah (Tumkur).
Theatre: Chindodi Bangaresh (Davangere), N S Murthy (Tumkur), Altaf (Raichur) and M K Sundar Raj (Bangalore).
Music/Dance: Hanumanthappa Basappa Thimmapura (Music-Haveri), Mysooru Mahadevappa (Music-Mandya) and Nandini Eshwar (Dance-Mysore)
Folk Arts: Venkappa Ambaji Sugathekara (Bagalkot), Yellavva Basappa Madara (Belgavi), Nagaari Siddaiah (Ramanagara), Dr Vemagal D Narayanaswamy (Kolar), Palandira Devaiah (Medikeri), Shivarudrappa Revannasiddappa Mudhol (Bagalkot), Pundalika Poojari (Gulbarga), and Sangappa Pakirappa Hoogara (Bagalkot).
Arts/Sculpture: Pa Sa Kumar (Mysore), K N Ramachandran (Bellary) and Krishanppa Ramappa Badigera (Bagalkot).
Sports: H N Girisha (Hassan) and Prakash Gurusiddappa Yeragatti (Maharashtra).
Yakshagana: Gode Narayana Hegde (Uttara Kannada) and Radhabai Maruti Madara (Belgaum).
Cinema/Television: S D Ankalagi (Bangalore) and B Jaya (Chamarajanagar).
Education: Prof. Bhashyam Swamy (Mandya) and Dr B K Hiremath (Bagalkot).
Science/Technology: G S Paramashivaiah (Tumkur) and Dr. Sagar Dugani (Belgaum).
Other Fields: Dr R L Kashyap (Bangalore), Prof N G Karur (Bijapur), Hiremagalur Kannan (Chikamagalur), Prof C V Kerimani (Gadag) and Sudhakar Chaturvedi (Bangalore).
Yoga: Dr C V Rudraradhya (Shimoga), Amminagouda Shivanagouda (Haveri) and Dr. Ishwar Mensinakai (Dharwad).
Media: E V Satyanarayana (Shimoga), S K Sheshachandrika (Shimoga), Gopal Prahlad Rao Naik (Bijapur), T V Sivanandan (Gulbarga) and S Shantharam (Bangalore).
Social Service: Tatya Rao Kamble (Bidar), P N Benjamin (Bangalore), Aravind Sitaraman (Bangalore) and Basavalinga Pattadevaru (Bidar).
Agriculture: Vasant Narayan Kulkarni (Belgaum).
Horanadu/Horadesha (Kanndiagas residing outside the State, country: Dr Linganna Kalburgi (New Zealand), Puttaswamy Gudigar (Goa) and D Umapathy (New Delhi).
Environment: Shankar Kumbi (Dharwad) and Dr H C Sharatchandra (Mysore).
Associations-Organisations: Arunodaya Samsthe (Gadag), Karnataka Andhara Kshemabhyudaya Samsthe (Bangalore), Rangashree (Bangalore), Karnataka Engineers Academy (Bangalore), New Horizon Educational and Cultural Trust (Bangalore), Spoorthidhama (Udupi) and Mogaveera Vyavasthapaka Mandali (Mumbai).
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