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Three radical from Shivamogga — erstwhile legislator and socialist person Konandur Lingappa, writer and professional Rajendra Chenni, and people creator B. Takappa Kannur — person been chosen for the Karnataka Rajyotsava grant this year.
Mr. Lingappa, who represented the Tirthahalli constituency successful the Legislative Assembly successful 1972, is simply a follower of noted socialist person Shantaveri Gopala Gowda. Mr. Lingappa entered nationalist beingness warring for the rights of landless farmers. All done his career, helium remained the dependable of the voiceless and continued the bequest of his mentor Mr. Gopala Gowda.
Mr. Chenni, retired prof of English, taught lit to students of the Kuvempu University for decades. Mr. Chenni is known for actively participating successful people’s movements successful Karnataka. He has written respective books, including Traditions of Modernity, a comparative survey of T.S. Eliot and Gopalakrishna Adiga. His different noted works see Desivada, Karulaballiya Sollu, and Speaking for Someone. He has besides worked connected world panels, including the 1 constituted to framework the State acquisition policy.
Mr. Takappa, hailing from Kannur successful Sagar taluk is simply a noted Dollu Kunitha creator and has trained galore others successful this field. Along with his associates, helium began the Kanneshwara Janapada Kala Sangha, done which helium performed successful galore countries. Mr. Takappa besides worked arsenic the chairperson of the Karnataka Janapada Academy.
The State authorities volition honour the recipients of the awards successful Bengaluru connected Saturday.
