Mysuru’s Nandish Hanche to head Kannada Book Authority; Dr. Parvathy Appaiah of Kodagu to take over reigns of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy

Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday appointed Chairmen and Members for 16 Academies and Authorities coming under the Department of Kannada and Culture. Senior Theatre Artiste and Film Director T.S. Nagabharana has been appointed as the Chairman of Kannada Development Authority while Mysuru’s Dr. M.N. Nandish Hanche will take over the reigns of Kannada Book Authority. Meanwhile, Dr. B.V. Vasanthkumar has been appointed as the Chairman of Karnataka Sahitya Academy.

Kannada Development Authority: Chairman:  T.S. Nagabharana; Members: Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj, Dr. Vijayalakshmi Baalekundri, Rohit Chakratheertha, Abdul Rehman Pasha, Dr. Ramesh Gubbigudu, Suresh Badigera and N.R. Vishukumar. 

Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradhikara: Chairman: Ajakarla Girish Bhat; Members: Ajjampura Manjunath, Dr. Madhava Peraje, Dr. Shanmukha, Dr. M.S. Chaitra, Dr. Dankin Jalakik and S. Girijashankar.

Kannada Book Authority: Chairman: Dr. M.N. Nandish Hanche; Members: Ashok Raikar, Dr. Purushotham Gowda, T.A.N. Khandige, Sangamesh Pujar, Prakash Kambatalli, Prof. Gaddagimutt, A.V. Navada and H.B. Boralingaiah.

Kannada Sahitya Adacemy: Chairman: Dr. B.V. Vasanthakumar; Members: Jinadutta Hadagali, Chaya Bhagavathi, Rohinaaksha Sirlaalu, Santosh Thammaiah, Dr. B.M. Sharabhendra Swamy, Parvathi Pitagi, Prof. Krishnegowda, Dr. N.S. Taranath and Dr. Y.C. Bhanumathi.

Karnataka Nataka Academy: Chairman: Bheemasena; Members: M.K. Matta, Prema Badami, Prabhudeva Kappagala, Vinod Ambekar, Shivappa Bharamappa Adaragunchi, Joseph, Dr. M. Gunasheelan, K.R. Prakash, T.A. Rashivaiah Tumakuru, Nagaraj Rao Kalkatte, Yeshwanth Sirdeshpande, Vaidyanath Biradaar and T. Rajaram.

Karnataka Shilpakala Academy: Chairman: Veeranna Arkasaali; Members: Rajesh Pattar, Suresh Gudigaar, Annappa Acharya, Chandrashekar Nayaka, Nataraj, Sridhar Kashinath, Krishnappa Badigera, Suresh S. Kammar, Manjunath Achar, Jagadish S. Doddamani and Manohar Kalappa Pattar. 

Karnataka Lalithakala Academy: Chairman: D. Mahendra; Members: Ramesh Chauhan, B.R. Uppala, Ganesh Dhwareshwara, Narashimamurthy, Vinod Kumar, Lakshmi Mysuru, Suryaprakash, H.A. Athmananda, Anees Fathima and Jayanand Madara. 

Karnataka Yakshagana Academy: Chairman: M.A. Hegde; Members: Madhava Bhandari, Navaneeth Shetty, Arathi Patrame, Radhakrishna Kalcharu, Ramesh Begaaru, Diwakara Hegde, K.M. Shekar, Srinivas Saasthan, Yogesh Rao, G.S. Bhat and Nirmala Manjunath Hegde.

Karnataka Janapada Academy: Chairperson: Manjamma Jogati; Members: Lingappa, Shankara Arkasaali, Chattikuttada Dr. Ananthasubbaiah, Kudiyara Khojakki, Amaraiah Swamy, Dr. Vemagal Narayana Swamy, Dr. Rajendra Yaranaala, Dr. P.K. Rajashekar, Pushpalatha, S.G. Lakshmidevamma and Boodhyappa. 

Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy: Chairman: Dayananda Kattalasara; Members: Leelaksha Karkera, Ravindra Shetty Balanja, Dr. Saigeetha Hegde, Nagesh Kulaal, Vijayalakshmi Rai, Mallika Shetty, Kadaba Dinesh Rai, Dr. Y.N. Shetty, Tara Umesh, Nitte Shashidhara Shetty and Akashraj Jain.

Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy: Chairperson: Dr. Parvathy Appaiah; Members: Gowramma Madammaiah, Janaki Machaiah, Babbira Saraswathi, Shambiah, Pandiranda Prabhukumar, Ravi Kalappa and Mechhira Subhash Nanaiah.

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy: Chairman: Dr. Jagadish Pai; Members: Gurumurthy Shet, Gopi Bhat, Naveen Nayaka, Chidananda Hari Bhandari, Bhaskar Nayak, Surendra V. Balankar, Pramod Shet, Poornima Suresh Nayaka, K. Narayana Kaarvi, Dr. Vasanth Bandekar and Arun G. Shet. 

Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy: Chairman: Rahim Ucchila; Members: Roopesh Kumar, Murali Raj, Dr. Muneer Bava, Surekha, Chanchalakshi, Fasal Hassigoli and Siraj Mudupu. 

Karnataka Arebhashe Sahitya-Samskruthi Academy: Chairman: Lakshminarayana Kajegadde; Members: Janaki Baitadka, Smitha Amruthraj, Prema Raghavaiah, A.P. Dhananjay, Anand Dambekodi and Somanna R. Sootarle. 

Karnataka Bayalata Academy: Chairman: Sora Bakkanavar Haveri; Members: N.S. Raju, Dr. Karishetty Rudrappa Ballari, Gangavva, Biradar Haliyaala, Shivalingappa Poojari, K. Satyanarayana, Manju Gurulinga, Dr. Anupama Hosagere, Charachogi Basavaraju and Shivananda Shellikeri.

Karnataka Sangeetha – Nritya Academy: Chairman: Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma; Members: Dr. Veeranna Pattar, Dr. Nirupama Rajendra, Shankar Shanbagh, Sujendra Babu, Rajagopal, Hosahalli Venkataram, Sharadamani Shekar, Ramya Suraj, Hema Vaghmore, Rekha Premkumar, Padminivok, Dr. Kikkeri Krishnamurthy.