Renowned poetess and writer Usha Narasimhan has been selected as the Chairperson for Dasara Kavigoshti (Poets Meet) to be held at Namana Kala Mantapa in Krishnamurthypuram on Oct. 12, under the aegis of Hoysala Kannada Sangha and Savigannada Patrika Balaga. She has 17 works to her credit which includes short stories, novels, critiques and plays. She has been conferred with Sahitya Akademi Award for her work ‘Kanchugannadi.’

Awards: The following persons have been selected for various awards to be presented on the occasion:

Dr. D.L. Vijayakumari Award – Dr. Thejovathi; Dasara Poet Award – K.T. Srimathi; Dasara ‘Yuva Pratibe’ Award – Sushmitha Sukhibhava and Atishai Jain; Savigannada Cultural Award – M.V. Ramprasad (public service), Chudamani (Vachana Gayana), Vidu. R.C. Rajalakshmi (Sugama Sangeetha), Prakash Babu (Visual Media), R. Krishna (Journalism) and Nanjangud Sathyanarayana (Science and Environment).