Date:14/01/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/01/14/stories/2007011406240400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Janapada and yakshagana academy awards for 30, two get special honour

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Janapada and Yakshagana Academy will give special awards to H.K. Rajegowda of Mandya and Basavaraj Nellisara of Shimoga for 2006.

The academy announced the names of 30 persons who will be given annual awards. They are S. Papanna and Palani Swamy of Bangalore, Halagoodaiah of Chamarajanagar, Golappa of Kolar, J. Shivanna of Chitradurga, Chandramma of Shimoga, Muniyamma of Mysore, Puttegowda of Mandya, Gopalakrishna Shastry of Dakshina Kannada, S.P. Gurappa of Kodagu, Vandse Narayana Ganega of Udupi, Gireppa Ramappa Irakinahalli of Belgaum, Devaraya Annappa Pai of Uttara Kannada, Veerappanna K. Kundgol of Dharwad, Hanumantappa Govindappa Hugar of Bijapur, Adiveppa Sannabeerappa Kuriyavar of Haveri, Siddappa Shivappa Bhajantri of Gadag, Mudukavva Pujari of Bagalkot, Shivalingappa Diggi of Gulbarga, Gurunath Ungarashetty Kote of Bidar, M. Mareppa of Raichur, Manjamma Jogati of Bellary, Rechappa Madiwala Master of Koppal, Asadi Kariyappa of Chikmagalur, Lakshaiah of Hassan, N.K. Bettappa of Tumkur, M. Chennabassappa of Davangere, Purushothama Bilimale of New Delhi, P. Sridhar Hande of Udupi and H.S. Bangaru of Hassan.