City sculptor Yogiraj conferred ‘Jakanachari Award’

Mysuru City Sculptor B.S. Yogiraj being conferred with Jakanachari Award by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai during the Annual Awards (2019-20) ceremony organised by the Kannada and Culture Department, Government of Karnataka, at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru on Aug. 18. The Award carries a purse of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation. The award was instituted in 1995 in the name of revered sculptor ‘Amarashilpi Jakanachari’ to encourage the traditional occupation that has been inherited by generation after generations.

This post was published on August 27, 2021 4:00 pm