Charankumar has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, for his thesis ‘Lingadevaru Halemane: Baduku mattu Bharaha’ submitted under the guidance of Prof. L. Rajashekharaiah.

M.S. Yogesh has been awarded Ph.D in Pol-Science by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, for his thesis ‘Manava Hakkugala Samrakshaneyalli Bharata Samvidhanada 32ne Vidi: Ondu Vishleshanatmaka Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N. Ananda Gowda.

K.N. Girisha has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, for his thesis ‘RaGow Kavya: Vibhinna Nelegalu’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N.R. Chandregowda.