<p>Bengaluru: Tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and playback singer Sangeetha Katti are among the 52 people selected for the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award, instituted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to recognise achievers in the city.</p>.Here's why Kichcha Sudeep turned down Karnataka government's best actor award.<p>The list also features retired IAS officers, including BS Patil, Jayakar Jerome, Siddaiah, and SR Umashankar. V Ravichandran, who was part of the committee instrumental in the formation of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), is among the awardees. Arun Pai, a crusader for walkable footpaths, has also been selected.</p>.<p>The awardees include builders, doctors, journalists, advocates, architects, artists, and others.</p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will present the awards on Friday at the BBMP head office, where the 516th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti, marking the birth anniversary of Bengaluru’s founder, will be celebrated.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and playback singer Sangeetha Katti are among the 52 people selected for the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award, instituted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to recognise achievers in the city.</p>.Here's why Kichcha Sudeep turned down Karnataka government's best actor award.<p>The list also features retired IAS officers, including BS Patil, Jayakar Jerome, Siddaiah, and SR Umashankar. V Ravichandran, who was part of the committee instrumental in the formation of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), is among the awardees. Arun Pai, a crusader for walkable footpaths, has also been selected.</p>.<p>The awardees include builders, doctors, journalists, advocates, architects, artists, and others.</p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will present the awards on Friday at the BBMP head office, where the 516th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti, marking the birth anniversary of Bengaluru’s founder, will be celebrated.</p>
