Mysuru: Karnataka Sahitya Academy Annual Awards for the year-2021 have been announced and five senior writers have been given Annual Honorary Awards, 10 writers are selected for ‘Sahitya Sri’ award, prizes for 19 works and 10 works for Endowment Awards have been announced.

At an all members meeting held under the Chairmanship of Kannada Sahitya Academy Chairman Dr. B.V. Vasanthkumar on Friday, it was decided to give the Annual Honorary awards which includes a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and a memento to senior writers — Jinadatta Desai, Dr. N. Mogasale, Dr. Saraswati Chimmalagi, Prof. Basavaraja Kalgudi and Ellappa K.K. Pura.

‘Sahitya Sri’ awards which include a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a memento will be given to five writers for their achievements in creative writing, three writers for other forms of writing and one award each for literature promoters and outside achievers. The Awardees are: Dr. Chandrakala Bidari, Prof. M.N. Venkatesh, Dr. Channabasavaiah Hiremata, Dr. M. Ramakrishna, Abdul Rasheed, Dr. Y.M. Bhajantri, Jogi (Girishrao Atwar), Mysuru Krishnamurthy, Ganesh Amingad and Aluru Dodda Ningappa.

‘Kaarunnyada Mohaka Navilugale’ by Arana-katte Ranganatha, ‘Gaayagonda-varige’ by Manjula Hiremutt, ‘Bayalembo Bayalu’ by H.T. Pothe, ‘Bandal Kathegalu’ by S. Surendranath, ‘Aarohi’ by T.S. Mangala, ‘Nidraaganeya Selavinalli’ by N. Ramanath, ‘Nakshtragala Sutta Naadinalli’ by B.V. Bharati, ‘Grama Swa-rajya Saakaragolisida Ramappa Dalappa Bidari’ by Krishna Kolhara Kulakarni, ‘Hyderabad Karnatakada Adhunika Sahitya Meemamse’ by Basavaraja Sabarada, ‘Linganna Kaviya Varavamma Ratnakara’ by K. Ravindranath, ‘Matte Hosa Geleyaru’ by Y.G. Bhagavati, ‘Aadhyatmika Arogya Darshana’ by Dr. S.P. Yoganna,  ‘Gandhiya Arthashastra’ by M.M. Gupta, ‘Myasa Bedara Moukhika Kathegalu’ by  P. Thippeswamy Challekere, ‘Daivika Hoovina Sughanda’ by Keshava Malagi, ‘Shivande Kadumtudi’ by  udhakaran Ramantali, ‘Pada Sopana’ by Narahalli Balasubramanya, ‘Suvarnamukhi’  by Siddalingaiah Holatalu  and ‘Bharatada Rashtradwaja: Vikasa Haagu Samhite’ by  S.B. Basetti have been selected  for the cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and mementos.

In Chi. Srinivasaraju Endowment Fund Award’s Poetry-Manuscripts category, ‘Beladingala Cheluvu’ by Padmaja Jayatheertha Umarjee; Chaduranga Endowment Fund award in novel category: ‘Dodda Tayee’ by M.S. Veda; V. Seetaramaiah Sister Indira Endowment Fund award in Essay category: ‘Vatara Meemamse’ by Arati Ghatikar; C.P. Linganna Endowment Fund Award in autobiography category: ‘Kaage Muttida Neeru’ by Purushotthama Bilimale; P. Srinivasa Rao Endowment Fund Award in Literature Critics  category: ‘Kuvempu Sthree Samvedane’ by Tarini Shubhadayini; L. Gundappa  and Sharadamma Endowment Fund Award in Translation-1 category, ‘Seeta’  by Padmaraja Dandavati; Madhura Chenna Endowment Award for Writer’s First Novel Category: ‘Coorg Regiment’ by Kushwanth Kolibylu; Amerikannada Endowment Fund Award in Translation from Kannada to English category: ‘The Bride in the Rainy Mountains’ by K.M. Srinivasa Gowda and G.K. Srikantamurthy; B.V. Veerabhadrappa Endowment Fund Award in Rational Column/Writing category:  ‘Samarasada Daampatya’ by Nadahalli Vasantha and Srimati Jalaja Sripati Acharya Gangur Endowment Fund Award under Daasa Sahitya category: ‘Purandaradasara Bandaya Pragne’ by Srinivasa Siranurkar have been selected for the awards.