T Chowdiah Award for tabla artiste Talwalkar

 The Kannada and Culture department on Wednesday announced 14 different state awards, including the T Chowdiah Award, for the year 2015. Those selected for the award are:

T Chowdiah national award - Suresh Talwalkar, tabla artiste; Varnashilpi Venkatappa award -  Peter Louis; Jakanachari award - N Pushpamala; Santha Shishunala Sharief award - Ratnamala Prakash; Nijaguna Purandara award - Belakawadi Rangaswamy Iyangar; Kumaravyasa award - Kamalamma Vittala Rao; Shantala Natya award - M Shakuntala; Janapada Sri award - Sattur Imamsab; Dr Gubbi Veeranna award - R Paramashivan; Daanachintamani Attimabbe award - Nemichandra; Prof K G Kundanagaara Gadinaada Sahitya award - M S Sindhura; B V Karanth award - N Ratna; Sangolli Rayanna award - Jambana Amarachinta and Pampa award - B V Sanadi.


The T Chowdiah award carries cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation and all other awards carry Rs 3 lakh cash prize. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present the awards on November 15 at a function at Ravindra Kalashetra.