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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore/Udupi (DV)
Mangalore/Udupi, Oct 31: Dakshina Kannada Rajyotsava award committee has selected 30 achievers from different fields for the district Kannada Rajyotsava Award 2014.
Addressing the press meet at DC office on Friday October 31, ADC Sadhashiva Prabhu said, "The district Kannada Rajyotsava award for the year 2014 will be conferred on 30 achievers from various fields on Saturday, November 1."
The awardees in DK in different categories are:
Folk: Narayana Shanthi, Patlakere, Sarapadi (Bantwal), M Gopal Gowda ( Mangalore), Shankarnarayana Holla Chilipili Gombe Balaga (Bantwal);
Literature: K Lakshminarayana Acharya, Karinje (Bantwal);
Theatre: Bojaraj Vamanjoor (Mangalore), Pradeep Alva Kadri (Mangalore);
Music: Pollali Chandrashekar Devadiga (Bantwal), Suraj Kudupu (Mangalore), Ganesh Navanagari Surthkal (Mangalore), Music: Mohammed Iqbal (Mangalore);
Journalism: Guruvappa NT Balepuni (Bantwal);
Sports: Seetharam Kullal (Moodbidri), Suresh Babu Attavara (Mangalore), Purshotham Gujjaran (Mangalore);
Social Service: Rajeev Shetty, Yedthooru (Mangalore); Rajavarma Ballal (Belthangady);
Suresh Bhat Bakrabail (Mangalore); Hilda Rayappan (Mangalore); Dr Shantharam Baliga (Mangalore), Dhoomappa Mestri (Mangalore);
Education: Dr Sukumar Gowda (Puttur); Education: P C M Kunhi (Mangalore);
Sports (differently-abled) : Ajay P Rao (Mangalore), Namadev Rao (Belthangady);
Yakshagana: Subannakodi Ram Bhat (Bantwal), Dilip Suvarna Kulai;
Institution: Jnana Shikshana Trust (Mangalore);
Photography: Violet Pereira (Mangalore);
Environmental Writing: Shreepadre (Kasargod);
Institution: Dharmastala Manjunatheshwara Bajana Kammatta Committtee (Belthangady);
When journalists quizzed about the reason for not naming anyone from Sullia taluk, Sadashiva Prabu said it will not happen in future.
The awardees were selected on the basis of the applications received.
The winners of Udupi district Rajyotsava Awards are as follows:
Manjunath Naik, Kundapur - Social Srvice
Veronica Cornelio - Social Service
Haji K Abubacker - Social service
Ganesh Koraga - Social service
Dr H Shantaram - Education
Mathew Ninan, Little Rock School - Education
Haji Mohammed, Kundapur - Social service
B B Shettigar, Brahmavar - Media
Laxman Suvarna , Kaup - Photography
Naga Shiroor - Literature
Anuradha Mayya, Udupi - Music
Pavan B Achar, Manipal- Music
Raghava Sherigar, Udupi - Music
Raghavendra Mayya, Kundapur - Yakshagana
Creative Youth Club Kokkarne - Organisation
Prof A Raja, Udupi - Medical
Perdoor Ratnakar Kalyani - Theatre
Sunil Kumar Karkala - Theatre
Chandrayya Achar, Kundapur - Art
Jayakrishna Hegde, Karkala - Sports
Bhaskara Shettym Udupi - Agriculture
Boggu Parava, Udupi - Art
Manohar Kundar, Yermal - Yakshagana