Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Basava Jayanthi, Mysuru Sharana Mandali has organised a function at Sri Nataraja auditorium on Shankar Mutt Road in city on June 14 at 11 am to confer ‘Basava Ratna’ awards on achievers from various fields.

The awardees are Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) General Manager Dr. N. Krishnaswamy, Senior Advocate and former Chairman of Karnataka State Bar Council C.M. Jagadeesh, Co-operator Y.N. Shankaregowda, former District Officer of Backward Classes and Minorities (BCM) Welfare Department (Mandya  and Mysuru) G.S. Somashekar and hotelier Shringar Sanjeev Shetty.

Hosmutt Seer Sri Chidananda Swamiji will grace the occasion. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha will inaugurate. Former MLA Vasu will preside.

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. S. Vidyashankar will present awards. Oriental Research Institute (ORI) retired Director Dr. S. Shivarajappa and Sahitya Loka President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna will speak on occasion. 

District Sharana Sahitya Parishat Mysuru President Dr. Helavarahundi Siddappa will be the chief guest, according to a press release from Mysuru Sharana Mandali President Muguru Nanjundaswamy.