The State Kannada Rajyotsava Awards-2018 were presented to 63 personalities from various fields at a function held at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru on Nov. 29.

Picture shows Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy presenting the award to Prof. C. Sarvamangala (literature), retired Principal of Maharaja’s College, Mysuru, as Kannada and Culture Minister Jayamala, Bengaluru Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun, Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan look on. Other awardees are Film Director H.N. Bhargava (Cinema-Mysuru),  Geetha Ramanujam (Education-Mysuru) and  D. Surendra Kumar (Vice-President of Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Education Society, Trustee of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project and  SDMD Trust).