Rajyotsava Award winners’ list formally released

Rajyotsava Award winners’ list formally released

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, October 30, 2011: Kudroli Ganesh, the widely acclaimed magician; Vijayakumar Kodialbail, the Tulu theatre personality; and B. R. Bhat – banking service are among the 38 people who have been selected for the DK District Rajyotsava Award by DK Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishad. 

Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, the president of the parishad, announced the names of the winners of the Rajyotsava Award on Saturday. The awards will be conferred on the winners during the Kannada Rajyotsava function, which will be held on Nov 1.

Here is the list of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award winners: 

Na Ujire Belthangady, K. G. Mallya Kinnigoli, Polali Nithyananda Karanth – literature
Panja Bhasker Bhat – Veda Shasthra
Vidhwan B. Chandraiah Moodubidri – Gamaka
Sadananda Heggadekatte Moodubidri – senior columnist
A. J. Shetty – education and social service
Thenkabail Thirumaleshwara Shastry – Yakshagana Bhagavathige
Umesh Nayak – Gadinadu Kannada Horata
Nagesh Malekudiya – chariot maker
Thonse Pushkal Kumar – light music
Vitla Mangesh Bhat – Konkani culture
Balakrishna Ullal – folk
D. Manohar Kumar – Yakshagana organizing
Sarojini Shetty – theatre
Sadananda Ameen – sports
Raghavadas B. Hoohakuvakallu – make up
Kulai Madhava Bhandari – Tulu literature
Laxman Kanandoor – bhootaradane
K. Krishnananda Rao – social service
Ganeshraj – classical music
Shreevallabhi – journalism
Agnel Rodrigues – Konkani visual media
Udayachandra D. Suvarna – education and social service
Vijaykumar Kodialbail – Tulu movie
Tukaram Poojary – Tulu history
Narayan Jogi Moodushedde – Shastriya Vadya Sangeetha
Kudroli Ganesh – Magic
Chandrashekar Navada – Bharatanatyam
Moideen Kunhi Gardadi – Naati Vaidya
Raviraj Shettiyan – social service
Geetha Saralaya – Bharathanatya
Ellur Ramdevadiga – dolki vadya sangeetha
Ankush N. Nayak – classical instrumental music
Vaibhav Shenoy M. – international drawing
K. Raveendra Shetty – literature organization
Agnel Rodrigues, the TV journalist
Tabassum – special service to the underprivileged