Bengaluru: The State Government on Monday appointed the following persons as Chairmen (Chairpersons) and Members of its various Academies.

Dr. K. Marulasiddappa has been appointed as the Chairman of Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradhikara (Kannada Translation Academy),  Dr. Vasundhara Bhupathi for Kannada Book Authority,  Prof. Aravind Malagatti for Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Kalachar for Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, J. Lokesh for Karnataka Nataka Academy, Fayaz Khan for Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, A.C. Bhandari for Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy and R.C. Nayak for Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy.

Meanwhile, the State government is likely to appoint Heads and Members for the remaining Academies including Kodava Sahitya Academy and Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy after the term of the existing Committees end on Aug. 13.

The following are the Members of various Academies:

Karnataka Sahitya Academy:  Dr. Shivaganga Rumma (Kalaburagi), Savithri Muzumdar (Koppal), Kavitha Kusugal (Belagavi), B.M. Harapanahalli (Gadag), Ashok B. Halliyavar (Haveri), Siddalingappa Beelagi (Bagalkot), S. Raghunath (Kolar), Dr. Ranganath Kantanakunte (Bengaluru Rural),  Dr. Rajashekar Matapathi (Bengaluru), Sangamesha Badavadagi (Bengaluru), K.V. Rajeshwari (Chikkaballapur), Dr. Byramangala  Ramegowda (Ramanagar), Prof. C. Naganna, Visiting Professor,  Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, UoM (Chamaranagar), Dr. Prashanth Nayak (Shivamogga) and Mumtaz Begum  (Udupi).

Karnataka Nataka Academy:  Venkataraju (Amateur theatre – Bengaluru), Balavantharao Vittal (Backstage – Bengaluru), B.S. Vidyaranya (Amateur theatre – Bengaluru), Ramakrishna Belthuru (Make-up – Kolar), Mylarappa (Theatre Music – Tumakuru), Honna Nayaka (Artiste – Mandya), Belur Raghunandan (Playwright – Hassan), Basuma Kodagu (Amateur – Udupi), B. Sandeep (Amateur – Kalaburagi), Shivakumari (Mythological Play – Ballari), Shantha Kulkarni (Amateur – Raichur), Kedaraswamy Shekaraiah (Mythological Play – Gadag), Ganesh Ameengada (Theatre Critic – Bagalkot), Basavarajappa Shivappa Doddamani (Rural – Dharwad), Prema Talikote  aka Parveen (Company Theatre – Vijayapura).

Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy:  Nirupama Rajendra (Kathak – Bengaluru), Rathnamala Prakash (Sugama Sangeetha – Bengaluru), V. Ramesh (Nadaswara – Kolar),  Roopa Rajesh (Kuchipudi – Chikkaballapur), Dr. R.N. Srilatha (Karnatak Music – Mysuru), M.V. Gopal (Bharatanatyam – Shivamogga),  Anand Madalagere (Sugama Sangeetha  –Hassan), Aravind Hebbara (Art Critic – Udupi),  Shivanna Hoogar Desai Kalloora (Tabla – Kalaburagi), Nagaraj Shyavi (Flutist – Koppal), S.V. Kalmata (Hindustani Music – Bidar), Ashok Huggannanavar (Hindustani Music – Uttara Kannada), Sri Siddeshwara Shastri  Tellura (Katha Keerthana – Gadag), S. Balesh (Shehnai – Belagavi), Hanumanthappa Methri (Hindustani – Bagalkot).

Karnataka Shilpakala Academy: Krishna Nayak (Bengaluru), M. Raghu Shilpi (Bengaluru), G. Lakshmipathy (Bengaluru), S.G. Arunkumar (Kolar), C.P. Vishwanath (Tumakuru), H.H. Bharatraj (Davanagere), P. Babu (Udupi), B.C. Sukesh (Chikkamagaluru),  Basavaraj Panduranga  Kambara (Bagalkot), Allibaba Nadaf (Bagalkot), Vittala Manohar Badigera (Vijayapura),  Sumalatha Kavaluru (Gadag), Veerupakshappa Shilpi (Ballari), Ningappa Deveendrappa Keri (Kalaburagi), Gayathri A. Shilpi (Kalaburagi).

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy: Mohan Varnekar (Bengaluru), Jokim Stanley (Dakshina Kannada), Pavgu Moras (Dakshina Kannada), Damodar Bandarkar (Dakshina Kannada),  Lingappagowda (Dakshina Kannada), Ullas Lakshminarayana (Uttara Kannada),  Sumangala Sadananda Nayak (Uttara Kannada),  Nagesh Anwekar (Uttara Kannada),  Rama A. Mesthra (Udupi), Poornima Suresh (Udupi), Om Ganesh Uppunda (Udupi), Santosh Mahale (Dharwad).

Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy: Sudha Nagesh (Dakshina Kannada), Vijaya Shetty (Dakshina Kannada), Taranath Gatti Kapikadu (Dakshina Kannada),  Gopal Anchan (Dakshina Kannada), S. Vidyashri (Dakshina Kannada), Durga Menon (Dakshina Kannada), Shivananda  Karkera (Dakshina Kannada), Benette Ammanna (Dakshina Kannada), Chandrashekara Gatti Boluru (Dakshina Kannada), Dr. Vasudeva Belle (Dakshina Kannada), Niranjana Rai Matanthabettu (Dakshina Kannada) and Dr. Y.N. Shetty (Udupi).

Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradhikara: Dr. M.G. Hegde (Uttara Kannada), Dr. T.S. Vivekananda (Bengaluru), Devaraja Kuruba (Bengaluru), M.S. Shashikala Gowda (Mysuru), Dr. Tarini Shubhadayini (Chitradurga), Dr. Mohana Kuntara (Ballari), Dr. Krishna Kolhara Kulkarni (Vijayapura) and Arif Raja (Raichur).

Kannada Book Authority: Dr. Siddanna Ukkanala (Vijayapura), Dr. Jayadevi Gayakawada (Bidar), Prakash Kambattahalli (Bengaluru), Dwaranakunte Paathanna (Tumakuru) and Dr. Kavitha Rai (Kodagu).