Karnataka Janapada and Yakshana Academy, on Monday, announced list of awardees selected for academy’s honorary awards and annual awards for the year 2007. Professor of Folklore in Gulbarga University Dr D B Nayak and Dr G S Bhat of Shimoga have won honorary awards. The award carries Rs 10,000 cash and citation.
Chairman of the academy Keremane Shambhu Hegde announced the list of awardees at a press conference in Bangalore. The academy has selected 29 personalities and an organisation based in Kasargod for annual awards of the year 2007.
List of personalities and an institution selected for the annual award is given below. Native district of the artist and his art are given in brackets. M R Ranganatha Rao (Bangalore Urban, Sutrada Salaki Gombeyata); Muniyamma (Bangalore Rural, Sobane pada); Kadraiah (Ramanagar, Patakunita); R Srinivas (Kolar, Tamate vadana); K E Palangappa (Kodagu, Bolakat); Jayant Kumar Thonse (Udupi, Yakshagana Bhagavatha); Ningegowda (Mandya, Garudigombe); Babu Parava (Dakshina Kannada, Bhootaradhane); Basavantha Maruthi Bhajantri (Bagalkot, Tase Vadana); Mallashetty Udageri (Bidar, traditional medicine); Beerappa Huchchappa Goturi (Belgaum, Dollina Hadu); Lalavva Lamani (Dharwad, Lambani dance); Shekharappa Badigera (Bellary, Maddalegara); Lankeppa Bhajantri (Raichur, Khanivadana); K Thimmappa (Chikmagalur, Sanadivadana); Siddi Goravaiah (Tumkur, Goravara dance); Eeramma (Bijapur, Kasuthi); Maheshwaragowda H Lingadahalli (Haveri, Puravanthike); Malali Eeramma (Chitradurga, Sobane hadu); M Mahadevaiah (Chamarajanagar, Kombukahale); B Katappa (Shimoga, Dollu Kunita); Siddaramaiah (Mysore, Poojakunita); Narayana Mahabaleshwara Bhat (Uttara Kannada, Yakshagana); Pundaleeka Pujari (Gulbarga, Dollina Kaipattu); Kumaraiah (Hassan, Chitmela); Sharanappa Vadigera (Koppala, Folk songs); Munivenkatappa (Chikballapura, Halagevadana); H Basappa (Davangere, Chammala Vadya); Marutheppa Balavantheppa Bhajantri (Gadag, Karadimajalu) and Bharati Kalasadana (Kasaragodu).
Book awards for 2006: Samajo Janapada written by Dr H T Pothe and Kannada Janapada Kala Pravesha by Dr Chakkere Shivashankar. The award carries Rs 5,000 in cash.
Mr Shambhu Hegde said that awards will be presented at a function to be organised in Bangalore in the first week of January 2008.
