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Tulu Academy to honour six personalities on Jun 16

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June 12, 2012

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Mangalore, June 12: Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy will honour six personalities as part of its 2011 Honourary Award and Book Award felicitations on June 16 at Town Hall in Mangalore.

Addressing media persons at a press meet in the city, Umanath Kotian, President, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, said that the Honourary Award consists of cash prize of Rs. 10,000 per recipient besides mementos, shawl and traditional gifts. The Book Award winners will be given away a cash prize of Rs. 5,000, in addition to mementos, shawls and traditional gifts.

Recepients of the awards include Bola Chittaranjandas Shetty for Literature, Seetharam Shetty for Theatre, T A Srinivas for Cinema, Puttige Padmanabha Rai for novel writing, Ashok Alva for story writing and Ratnakar Rao Kavoor for play writing.

N Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker, Karnataka Assembly, will preside over the programme. Bannanje Babu Amin, Folk Researcher, will inaugurate. Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, and Krishna J Palemar, MLA, will give away the awards.

A book titled 'Kavigalu Kanda Tulunadu' will be released on the occasion by litterateur Hampa Nagarajayya.

Gulzar Banu, Mayor, MCC, U T Khader, MLA, Capt. Ganesh Karnik, BJP leader, Shailaja Bhat, President, DK Zilla Panchayat, Katpadi Shankar Poojary, President, Udupi Zilla Panchayat, Basavaraju, Government Secretary, Department of Kannada and Culture, Dr. Mohan Alva, President, Alva's Foundation, Moodbidri, Ram Shetty, Film Director, Gurukiran, Music Director, Manohar Prasad, senior journalist, are among the guests expected to participate in the programme.

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June 19,2020

Puttur, June 19: A 32-year-old woman in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district died due to complications caused by dengue yesterday.

The deceased is Naseema (32), wife of Nazeer Master, a resident of Parpunja village in the taluk.

She was not well for past few weeks and she was diagnosed with dengue fever with chills a week ago.

Initially she underwent treatment at a hospital in Puttur. After her condition worsened, she was shifted to a private hospital in Deralakatte.

However, she breathed her last without responding to any treatment last night.

Naseema is the second victim of the mosquito-borne infection in Puttur taluk this month. Last week, dengue had claimed the life of a woman in Bettampady village in the same taluk.

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July 16,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 16: Eminent theatre personality and renowned vocalist Dr Subhadramma Mansur who had won many awards including the prestigious Karnataka Rajyotsava award died on Wednesday night, according to her family.

She was 81 and is survived by two sons and a daughter.

The family said she developed severe respiratory problems last night following which she was rushed to hospital, but died on the way.

Condoling her death, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said Dr Mansur had contributed to the theatre world for five decades. He also recalled her devotion to music as an eminent vocalist.

"I pray for her soul to rest in peace and strength to the family to bear the irreparable loss," the Chief Minister said in his message posted on Twitter.

The veteran theatre personality from Ballari earned recognition for her roles in mythology-based dramas.

Connoisseurs of stage performances recall her memorable portrayal of Draupadi, a character from the Mahabharata.

Her depiction of Hemareddy Mallamma left a deep imprint on the audience.

Many awards were bestowed on her including the Rajyotsava Award, Nataka Akademi and Gubbi Veeranna Award and an honorary doctorate by the Srikrishna Devaraya University

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February 18,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 18: Veteran actress Kishori Ballal, 82, best known for playing Kaveri Amma in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades, passed away on Tuesday. She was suffering from age-related health issues and breathed her last at a Bengaluru hospital.

Kishori, who hailed from Mangaluru, made her debut in Kannada film 'Evalentha Hendathi' in 1960.

In a career spanning five decades, she went on to act in movies like Hani Hani, Kahi and Suryakanthi. A Bharatnatyam exponent, she was also a part of Hindi films like Lafangey Parindey, Ek Alag Mausam and Gair Kanooni.

Kishori Ballal played the role of Kaveri Amma, the nanny of Shah Rukh Khan (Mohan Bhargav) in Swades.

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