: Kodava Academy Awards Announced #IndiaNEWS #News Sculptor Appaneravanda Kiran Subbaiah, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa among 12 achievers Madikeri: The annual awards and book awards conferred

Kodava Academy Awards Announced #IndiaNEWS #News
Sculptor Appaneravanda Kiran Subbaiah, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa among 12 achievers

Madikeri: The annual awards and book awards conferred by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy have been announced and 12 achievers will receive the honours this year.

Academy Chairperson Dr. Ammatanda Parvathi Appaiah said that the awards function will be held at Kodava Samaja in Makkandur on Sept. 12. The annual awards event could not be held last year due to the pandemic and the awards for both years will be presented on Sept. 12.

Madikeri MLA M. P. Appachu Ranjan will inaugurate the programme. Virajpet MLA K. G. Bopaiah, MLC M. P. Sunil Subramani, MLC Veena Achaiah and others will take part in the event.

The honorary awardees for the present year are: Monnanda Shobha Subbaiah and Badakadammanda Kasturi Govinda Mayya (literature), late Kameyanda C. Ayyanna and Bottolanda Kali Achaiah (art), Kambiranda Cauvery Ponnappa (research) and Appaneravanda Kiran Subbaiah (sculpture).

The annual book awards will be presented for ‘Pojang,’ a collection of poems by Bacharaniyanda P. Appanna and Ranu Appanna, ‘Mahavira Achunayaka’, a novel by Kadyamada Reeta Bopaiah, ‘Badk Pinja Dechavva,’ a play by Addanda C. Cariappa, ‘Nadapeda Asha,’ a novel by Nagesh Kaluru, ‘Nanga Daar Kodava’ by Maletira Seethamma Vivek and ‘Nataka Ranga’ by Uluvangada Cauvery Uday.

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