Beladingala Sahitya Sammelana - April 4, today.

Beladingala Sahitya Sammelana - April 4, today.

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi: The 6th All India Beledingala Sahitya Sammelana is to be today, April 4 at Hanchikatte Sri Mahammayee Temple, Yennehole in Ajekar in Karkala.  Organising committee head Shekar Raj Ajekar said renowned litterateur and journalist A S N Hebbar would preside over the sammellan.  Veteran litterateur Ambatanaya Mudradi would inaugurate the moonlight literary meet. A large number of interested peoplee are expected to attend the sammellan.

The sammellan would felicitate the achievers in various filed. The list of the achievers who are honoured on the occasion include, musician Vasudeva Bhat (Karnataka Kalavida Ratna), B Samaga (Karnataka Sanghataka Ratna), retired journalist Mallar Jayarama Rai (Karnataka Madhyama Ratna), I K Boluvaru, Puttur (Karnataka Sahitya Ratna), farmer Subhaschandra Padival (Karnataka Tuluva Ratna), social worker Kadandale Suresh Bhandari (Karnataka Samaja Ratna), retired banker Nandalike Balachandra Rao (Karnataka Sanghatana Ratna), Shravanabelagola MLA, C N Balakrishna (Karnataka Rajakiya Ratna), industrialist Nandalike Shirikanth Bhat (Karnataka Kambala Ratna), industrialist Dr Manohar Shetty (Karnataka Udyama Seva Ratna), journalist Violet Pereira (Karnataka Mahila Ratna), researcher Dr Laxmi G Prasad (Karnataka Janapada Ratna), Dr Gopal Acharya Balkuru (Karnataka Kastashilpa Ratna), Aziz Baikampady (Karnataka Beary Kala Ratna), Vidhooshi Shalini Athmabhushan (Karnataka Nrithya Kala Ratna), artist Devadas Eshwara Mangala (Karnataka Yakshagana Sadhaka Ratna), educationist Dr Sudhakar Shetty (Karnataka Shikshana Ratna), Rathi R Shetty (Karnataka Seva Ratna) and Dr Mahabaleshwar Rao - Sukanya Kalasa Udupi (Karnataka Dampathi Ratna).

The organisations to be felicitated include Lavanya Byndoor (Drama), Thingale Sahithyothsava Samithi (literature), Gopala Krishna Yakshagana Gombeyata Sangha Kasargodu, Mayuravarma Sanskritika Prathistana (Horanada Sadhaka Samsthe), Gayathri Parivar Dahisar (Woman and Social Awareness), Gurukula Professional College Karkala (Education), Yugapurusha Patrike Kinnigoli, Times of Kudla Tulu weekly and Nandalike Ayanothsava Publicity Samiti.

Besides the honor comprising Bala Prathibothsava and Karnataka Yuva Prathibha Gaurava will be presented on the occasion.

The Karnataka Yuva Rathna award receivers include Laxmisha Shetty (International Photographer), Sukumar Mohan (Drama Artist), Vivek Alva (Trustee - Alvas Education Foundation), Chitra Mithra (Artist Mumbai), Mahalaxmi Shenoy (Singer), Yathish Bengre (Organiser), Balachandra P V Saligrama (Web journalism) , Monica Rao (Artist), Chandrahas Sadu Sanil (Kambala) and Sharath Bhat (Photographer).

Bala Prathiba awardees are Gagan Gaonker (Zee Tv Little Champ), K G Deeptha (Yakshagana), Shubhang D Bhat (Multi Talent), Pradumna Moorthi (Theater), artists Shalini Bhat, Raksha R Shenoy, Nithish Byndoor, writer Prasad R Shenoy, Reema Priya D’Souza, artists Anusha Prabhkar, Mohir, Sathwik Nayak, Sushmitha Kasargodu, Ashwitha Nayak and Prema Bairampalli.

He said writer Savithri Manohar from Karkala would preside over the special session for women.

The midnight poets meet would be presided over by Dhananjay Kumble.   The cultural programme would be held on the theme ’Sahitya, Sangeetha and Karavali Samskriti’, he said.