Mangalore, December 27: Twelve achievers from the region were conferred with 'Chaitanyashree' award during the fourth anniversary celebration of 'Katha-bindu' organised under the joint auspices of the Kalkura Prathishtana and Suma Sourabha weekly on Monday at Town Hall in the city.
The achievers were from different walks of life such as sports, music, Yakshagana, yoga, astrology, education and literature.
Prof P C M Kunhi for was felicitated with the award for his contribution towards education, M G Somashekar for social service, Geeta Bai for sports, Ravindra Shetty Harekala for education, Dr M Ramesh Bhat for medicine, Macchendranath Mangaladevi for instrumental music, Seetaram Kateel for Yakshagana, B Lakshman Shetty for entrepreneurship, Shivananda Karkera for theatre and literature, Dr Sangamesh for Yoga, Bhuvanabhirama Udupa for journalism and V Keshavmurthy for astrology.
Speaking on the occasion Harikrishna Punaroor, former President, Kannada Sahaitya Parishat, said efforts to recognise the contributions of achievers give more encouragement to perform better in society.
Honnayya of the Guru Chaitanya Prathishtana said it was hard to find people working with commitment in their respective fields.
He also called upon the children to cultivate the habit of reading more and more. “This modern life is taking away the time and people are forgetting old habits”, he lamented.
The evening was also filled with cultural programmes with singers humming to the tunes of Kannada film songs which was enjoyed by the gathered crowd.
After the inaugural session two kannada books 'Benki Ungura' and 'Kempukoti Rahasya' written by P V Pradeep, were released by Mr Punaroor. M J Rao, editor of Suma Sourabha welcomed the guests.
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