Parvathi, Bhaskar Acharya to get Attimabbe Award

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, NOV. 24. Eminent Kannada writers, Ms. H.S. Parvathi and Dr. N.Bhaskar Acharya, have been chosen for this year's Attimabbe Award. This award is given every year to accomplished literary writers. Sixty-six year-old Ms. Parvathi has written 45 books, including short stories, novels, translations, essays, biography and children's literature. She has served as the secretary and president of the Kannada Lekhakiyara Sangha. She has also been in the executive committee of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Film Award Selection Committee and the Censor Board.

Dr. N.Bhaskar Acharya is a medical practitioner. With a penname, ``Aarchi'', he has written several works including ``Jiralegalu,'' ``Dwandwa,'' ``Vyavasthe'' and ``Abhyasa Prayoga Parinama.''

The awards will be presented at a function at the National College, (Basavanagudi) premises here on Sunday.

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