News & Pics: Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (RD/SB)
 
Mumbai, Mar 8: The conferring ceremony of Karki Venkataramana Shastry Soori Award – 2010, constituted by metro-based Havyaka Welfare Trust and Karnataka Malla, Kannada daily, was held at metro’s branch of Pejawar Mutt auditorium located at Prabhat Colony, Santacruz (West) here, recently.

Dr Madhavi Bhandary, principal of Poornaprajna College, Udupi and Dr A S Rao, president of metro-based Poornaprajna Vidyapeeta Pratishtana presented Karki Venkataramana Shastry Soori Award – 2010 to Na Su Bharatanahalli, veteran litterateur, journalist and social worker.

 
N R Hegde, president of Havyaka Welfare Trust presided. Chandrashekar Palettady, editor of Karnataka Malla, Kannada daily was the chief guest of the occasion.
 
Shivakumar P Bhagavat, vice-president of metro’s Havyaka Welfare Trust and Narayan Aa Ka Dasa, honorary secretary among others were present on the dais.

The commemorating bulletin of Havyaka Welfare Trust was released on the occasion.
 
Aparna Bhat offered the prayers. Tanuja Hegde welcomed the gathering. K S Hegde delivered the introductory address. Narayan Aa Ka Dasa and Satish Kumar K C introduced the dignitaries. Shashikala Hegde proposed vote of thanks.  Jyothi Bhat compered the programme.
 
Sumitra Bhat and group staged a skit, while Dhananjay Hegde and group staged Sugama Sangeeta, Seema Bhat and Namrata Bhat performed a dance, Satish Kumar K C and Shashikala Hegde performed a mimicry and Sukanya Bhat and group staged a dance recital as part of the entertainment programme.