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Janapada Academy awards winners announced

01:20 AM Apr 05, 2020 | Team Udayavani |
Udupi: Rukmaiah Gowda and Sadhu Panara, folk artistes from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi respectively will be felicitated with the Karnataka Janapada Academy Awards for 2019-20. Academy President Manjamma Jogathi on February 26 announced the names of the 30 senior folk artistes, one from each district, and two folk experts who have been chosen for the academy awards. The artistes will get a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and a citation, the folk experts will be awarded Rs 50,000 and a citation. Below is the list of award winners: Sadhu Panara (Udupi-Bhootha Kola), Rukmaiah Gowda (Dakshina Kannada – Siddavesha), M Gowramma (Folk singing – Bengaluru Urban), Lakshamma (Bengaluru Rural – Bhajan), Ankanahalli Shivanna (Ramnagaram –Pooja Kunitha), Angadi Venkatesheppa (Kolar-Tatvapada), Rangaiah (Tumkuru-Folk Singing), P G Parameshwarappa (Davangere-Veeragase), Tippanna (Chitradurga – Goravara Kunita), Munireddy (Chikkaballapura-Folk Song), G C Manjappa (Shivamogga – Dollu Kunitha), Mada Shetty (Mysuru – Kamsale Kunita), Swami Gowda (Beesuva Padagalu – Mandya), Gowramma (Chamarajnagar –Sobane Pada), J K Ramu (Kodagu-Kodavara Kunitha), Kapini Gowda (Hassan – Kolata), Dr H C Eshwarnayaka (Chikkamagalur-Nati Vaidhya), Sankamma (Belagavi –Sampradaya Pada), Rukmini Mallappa Haranala (Bagalkote-Wedding folk Song), Mallaiah Rachaiah Thotagunte (Dharwad-Folk Song), Hanumanthappa Dharwad (Haveri –Bhajane Kolata), Nagaraj Jakkammanavar (Gadag – Gigi Pada), Nimbevva Kenchappa Gubbi (Vijayapura-Sobane Pada), Hussainabi Budensaab Siddi (Uttar Kannada-Siddi Damami Dance), Gangadara Swami Aggi Mata (Kalburgi – Puruvanthike), Tulasi Rama Bhimarao Suthara (Bidar-Folk Song), Shanthavva Ganda Lachamappa Lamani (Koppal – Lamani Dance), Soogappa Nagappa (Raichur – Tatvapada), Veshagara Mothi Ramanna (Ballari-Hagalu Vesha), Shivamoorthy Thanikedara (Yadagir – Gigi Pada). The folk experts chosen for the award are: Dr Chakkare Shivashanker (Dr Jee. Sham. Pa. Award – Shivamogga) and Dr Basavaraj Police Patil (Dr B.S. Gaddagimath Award – Dharwad).
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