KBA to present honorary awards, book prizes on Dec 21

Dharwad: The Karnataka Balvikas Academy (KBA) will present honorary awards and book prizes at Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangh at 4pm on December 21, said its chairman Vedavyas Koulagi. District minister Vinay Kulkarni, Kananda and culture minister Umashri, poet Channaveer Kanavi and Kannada Book Authority chairperson Vasundhara Bhupathi will present the awards.
The awardees
Paragonda Siddapur, Ninganna Kunti, V Shekarappa Huligere, Murthy Devaraje (all children’s literature), Siddanna Horatti (children’s education), H R Swami (environment) and Tara Fernandes (physically challenged children development).