As many as 34 achievers of various fields from the district and two organizations have been selected for the district level Karnataka Rajyotsava Award.
Loku Poojari and Nagraj Pana of Ampara have been selected in Daivaradhane category.
Ramayya Balegara of Byndoor, Girish Palimar, Manu Handadi, Raja Katpady and Surendra Mogaveera have been selected for the 2022 district rajyotsava award under Yakshagana and theater artistes’ category.
Janaki Hande of Manoor, Kamalamma Dodannagudde and Julian Danthi Udyavar have been selected under agriculture dairy farming category.
Babu K and Yakub Khader Gulwadi in literature, K Manjappa Suvarna Ambalapady, Suchita Pai and Niladhara Sherigar Kapu in music, M Ramachandra Acharya, Padubidri in journalism, Mahesh Marne and Ganesh Nayak Yennehole in Art are selected.
Prof Kanaradi Vadiraj Bhatt, Dr Usha Chadaga Udupi, K Subrahmanya Acharya and Dayananda Shetty Kelarkalbettu are selected in complex category. Raghavendra Shetty Giliyar and Mallaru Harish Kumar in Folklore, Eshwar Malpe, T Ramachandra Naik, Karkala and Aitu Kulal Hebri have been selected in social service category.
Dr Sunil Kumar Mundkur in medical, Mahima in children’s category, Abhin Devadiga Santhekatte, Sulatha Kamath Katapadi and Arunkala S Rao Bommarabettu are selected in sports category.
Culinary experts Narayana Birilaray and Venkatesh Devadiga of Elluru are also selected for 2022 district Rajyotsava award.
Team Nation First, Udupi and Sharada Pooja Committee, Karkala will also be conferred with district Rajyotsava awards.
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