Mangaluru/Udupi: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Saturday, October 31 announced coveted lists of their respective district Rajyotsava awardees. The awards will be presented on Sunday, November 1 during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in the twin districts.
List of awardees – Dakshina Kannada
Agriculture – S D Sampath Samrajya
Education – Haji N Sulaiman Narsha, U H Khaled Ujire
Social service – Judith Mascarenhas, Corrine Rasquinha, C H Kochanna Rai, Narayana P M, Urban Pinto
Journalism – Balakrishna Puttige, Lokesh Surathkal
Sports – D M Aslam
Sports (International athlete) – Purandara P J (javelin throw)
Medicine – Dr Vishwanath Nayak P
Theatre – Sharada Barkur
Institute – Sanidhya (for children with special needs)
Art – Gopadkar, Diwakar Das, Santhosh Aithal
Folk art – Sheena Parava
Photography – Keshava Vitla
Yakshagana – Manya Thimmayya
Udupi
Agriculture – K Shambhushankar Rao
Farmer – Krishna Kulal
Social service – Ibrahim Saheb, Anand C Kunder, Sr Donalda Pais (Arunodaya Special School, Karkala), Leeladhar G Shetty, Gowri, Sanjeeva Vandse, Sunil John (Vishwasada Mane), Mahabala Kundapur, Suresh D Shetty (alias Soori Shetty)
Folk art – A Krishnayya
Yakshagana – Naradi Bhojraj Shetty, Bhaskar K Padubidri
Sculpting – K G Ramachandra Acharya
Music – H S Gopal Devadiga (instrumental), Jeevan Prakash (folk)
Art/sculpting – Purushotham Adve
Tulu drama – Prasanna Shetty
Journalism – Matpady Kumaraswamy
