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Chittaranjan Das Shetty, five others bag Tulu academy awards

May 9, 2012

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Mangalore, May 9, well known Tulu litterateur Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty and theatre personality J Seetharama Shetty were among those who have been chosen for Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy's honorary award for 2012.

Mr Chittaranjan Das Shetty has been chosen for the honorary award in literature category and Seetharam Shetty in theatre category.

The third person chosen for the honorary award was T A Srinivas in recognition of his contribution in the field of Tulu cinema.

Announcing the award at a press conference here on Wednesday president of the academy, Umanath A Kotian said that each of them would be given away Rs. 10,000 cash, a certificate, a memento and a shawl.

Book award

He said, besides three honorary awards three eminent writers had been chosen for book awards. Puttige Padmanabha Rai had been chosen for book award in the field of novel, while Dr Ashok Alva and Rathnakara Rao had been chosen for the same awards in the fields of story writing and drama respectively, Mr Kotian said.

The book award comprises Rs. 5,000 in cash, a certificate, a memento and a shawl.

Both the awards will be presented at a function in to be held on June 16 at Town Hall in the city, he said.

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