Premji, Dravid, Suma among winners

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, OCT. 30. The State Government on Tuesday announced the winners of Rajyotsava Award. The awardees include four freedom fighters.

Prominent among the 55 awardees are Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman and Managing Director of Wipro group of companies, Mr. B. V. Vaikuntharaju, journalist, Ms. Pushpa Girimaji (consumer movement), Ms. Vijayalakshmi Bidari, who stood first in the IAS examination, Mr. G. V. Channabasappa, Mr. Basheer (drama), Mr. B. K. S. Varma (fine arts), Mr. S. G. Biradara, and Mr. Fakir Mahmad Katpadi (literature), Ms. Suma Sudheendra (veena), Ms. Pratibha Prahlad, and Ms. Bhanumati (dance), Ms. Jayamala (film), and Mr. Rahul Dravid, and Ms. Honnappa for sports.

Announcing the names of winners at a press conference here, the Minister of State for Kannada and Culture, Ms. Rani Satish, said three organisations, including one from the U.S., had been given the award. She said there were 14 women constituting 25 per cent of the awardees. A record number of 2,000 people had applied for the award.

The Director, Kannada and Culture, Mr. K. C. Rama Murthy, said the department collected bio-data from more than 70 per cent of the awardees. The Chief Minister, Mr. S. M. Krishna, would felicitate them here on November 1 with a gold medal, a citation and a shawl.

The following is the list of awardees: Mr. Antappa Father and Mr. B. Jayasimha for serving Kannada, Ms. Dechu Moola (tennis), Ms. Ranjini Ramanujam (Badminton-handicapped), Mr. B. S. Ranga (film), Ms. Ningamma Yachenahalli (Sobanehaadu), Mr. M. R. Basappa (Veeragase), Basave Gowda (Bhagavantike-Pataakunita), Mr. L. R. Hegde (folklore). Mr. B. S. Mani, Chairman, Sanjevani, Kannada eveninger, and Editor, Dina Sudar, and Mr. K. S. Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor, The Week, New Delhi, who is a native of Kolar district.

Mr. Aruva Koragappa Shetty, Mr. Neelavara Lakshminarayana Rao, and Mr. Belli Kereetada Venkatadas (Yakshagana), Ms. K.Nagaratna, Mr. Basavalingiah, and Ms. Lalita Rachappa Patrota (drama), Mr. Bandappa Ganeshpure, Mr. C. P. Nagowda, and Mr. Veera Brahmachar for fine arts/sculpture. Mr. B. R. Inamdar and Mr. K.G.Das (medical), Mr. H. H. Annayya Gowda, and Mr. Parappa (education), Mr. Muthuraj (hair- dresser), who conducts mass hair-cutting on important national holidays, Mr. N. T. Jitoori and Ms. Ratnamma Heggaditi (social service), Mr. H. G. Sanna Guddiah and Mr. Sudhakar (literature), Mr. Lal Mahmad Bande Nawaz (Tatvapada).

Ms. Kamala Rajiv Purandare and Mr. Mahantaswamy Mundaragimatha (Hindustani music), Mr. K. Manjappa (nadaswara), and Ms. Sitalakshmi Venkateshan (Carnatic music).

Among the freedom fighters are Mr. Ramachandra Hammanna Nayaka (Uttara Kannada), Mr. Ramaswamy Reddy (Kolar), Mr. K. M. Rudrappa (Hassan), and Mr. B. S. Shivappa Shettar (Mysore).

Mr. Diwakar (literature and journalism), and Mr. P. Vishwambhara Nath (literature and Kannada) are given awards under Horanada Kannadigaru category. Three organisations - America Kannada Kootagala Aagara of the U.S., Devadasi Vimochana Sangha of Athani, and Sri Ramaseva Mandali of Bangalore - have been given the award.

Mr. C. S. Kedar, Secretary, Department of Kannada and Culture, was present.

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