Mangaluru: Sandesha Awards announced, 16 achievers to be feted on Feb 22

Mangaluru: The annual Sandesha Awards for the years 2021 and 2022 were announced on February 8.

Sandesha Foundation trustee Roy Castelino released the list of 16 awardees at a press conference.

It was also announced that the award ceremony will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 5.30 pm at Sandesha institute ground.

Mangaluru based Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education is an educational institution that trains students at various levels in music, dance, art, and painting.  ‘Sandesha Award’ was instituted to appreciate and recognize outstanding and value-based contributions made by various personalities through Literature, Journalism, Arts, Education, Music, Media, and Social Service.

The list of awardees is as follows:

Sandesha Awardees 2021

Sandesha Literature Award (Kannada) – Baraguru Ramachandrappa
Sandesha Literature Award (Konkani) – Amar Konkani
Sandesha Literature Award (Tulu) – Dr Sunitha Shetty
Sandesha Media Award – Nagesh Hegde
Sandesha Konkani Music Award – Meena Rebimbus
Sandesha Art Award – Avithas Adalphus Cutinha (Dolla)
Sandesha Education Award – Lakshman Saab Chauri
Sandesha Special Award – Samarthanam Trust

Sandesha Awardees 2022

Sandesha Literature Award (Kannada) – Rahmath Tarikere
Sandesha Literature Award (Konkani) – Melvyn Rodrigues
Sandesha Literature Award (Tulu) – B K Gangadar Kirodian
Sandesha Media Award – Dr T C Poornima
Sandesha Konkani Music Award – Alwyn Noronha
Sandesha Art Award – Kasaragod Chinna
Sandesha Education Award – Dr P K Rajashekar
Sandesha Special Award – Sa R Raghunath