Abdul Rauf Puthige of TRF, 21 others conferred DK Zilla Rajyotsava Award

Mangaluru, Nov 1: As many as 22 achievers of various fields including heads of the organisations were conferred with Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Rajyotsava Prashasthi on Tuesday.

Abdul Rauf Puthige, founder of Talent Research Foundation, Ramakrishna R, Kannada journalist, Khalid Tannirbavi, artiste, were among those how received the award at Rajyotsava ceremony held in Nehru Maidan.

Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister B Ramanath Rai conferred the awards in the presence of deputy commissioner K G Jagadeesha, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalink Kumar Kateel, Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo, MLC Ivan D'Souza, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishad president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura and other dignitaries.

The winners of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Rajyotsava Award-2016 are:

1.            Prabhakara Mayya, Nada village, Belthangady (Agriculture)

2.            S M Aboobakar Sooribailu, Bantwal (education)

3.            B Seetaram Tolpady, Agrahara, Dharmasthala (Yakshagana)

4.            M Sumitra Kumar, Pandeshwar, Mangaluru (Sprots)

5.            Talent Research Foundation (TRF), Mangaluru (Social Work)

6.            Bhaskar Kulal Barke, Haleyangady (Literature)

7.            Satya P Mantyayimane, Naravi, Belthangady (Folklore)

8.            Ramakrishna R, Boloor, Mangaluru (Journalism)

9.            Dr Alonans Suresh Joseph Aranha, Karnad, Mulky (Medicine)

10.          Gopalakshina Bangera Madwa, Bantwal (Fine Arts)

11.          Khalid Tannirbavi, NMPT, Mangaluru (Music)

12.          Jayanti S Bangera Kandangodlu, Moodbidri (Theatre and Tulu Literature)

13.          Narayana Kotyan Bolar, Mangaluru (Sports/Wrestling)

14.          P Sadu Poojary, Katipalla, Mangaluru (Education)

15.          Modambail Ravi Shetty, Puttur (Social Work)

16.          S Jagadish Anchar, Sootarpete, Kankanady (Sports-writing)

17.          Yogesh Kumar K S Nadakkara, Belthangady (Social Work)

18.          Brahmashree Narayana Guru Seva Sangha, Sasihithlu, Mulky (Social Work)

19.          Swsthik Kalakendra, Jalligudde, Mangaluru (Social Work)

20.          Sri Sharadamba Bhajana Mandali, Sullia (Social Work)

21.          Jagadish Shetty, Bejai, Mangaluru (Yoga)

22.          Hameed Koornadka, Puttur (Visual Media)