Aryabhata Awards for the year 2013 announced; to be presented on 22nd June at Ravindra Kalakshetra

Aryabhata Cultural Organization announced the 39th Annual Aryabhata International Awards of 2013. The awardees are:

Education: Dr. Madhukar Angur – Chancellor, Allians University, Bangalore,  Dr. S. Guru Madhava Rao – Vice Chancellor, RAK Medical Health & Science University, UAE,  Dr. Perumal Samy – Vice Chancellor, Nurul Islam University, Kanyakumari, T.N.,   Prof. Nayani Melegoda – Colombo University, Srilanka.

Medical: Dr. N. K. Venkataramana,  Dr. Mahesh Varma,  Dr. Jagannath Dixit,  Dr. N. Ramesh,  Civil Defence: Lt. Col. Sanjay Sehgal.

Fashion Design: Anish Tahim,  Banking: M. Narendra – C&MD, Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai,  Handicraft: Canara Bank Sponsored KPJ Prabhu Artisan Training Institute.

Social Service: Dr. P. Dayananda Pai, B. K. Karuna, Navin Kumar Jaggi, Manohar S. Shetty, Dinesh Joshi, Lion Satyaprakash Upadhya, Rajkumar, Behrain, Sathish Poojari, Sharja, M. S. Venkatesh, M. Devendra Reddy, Snake Shyam, Sunitha Murthy B. A.,

Engineering: Dr. Guru Rao, USA, Sri Ramanath, USA,  Information Technology: Bhavani Shankar.

Press Photographer: Astro Mohan, Sculpture: G. L. Bhat, Jadoo: Prof. S. P. Nagendraprasad, Kannada & Culture: Mallikarjuna Rudrappa Gowda, Dubai, Photography: Murulidhar K., N. Kumar, Literature: Shakuntala Bhat, Yoga: Yogacharya Sri Pattabhiram, Religous:  K. L. Srinivasan, Small Screen: T. N. Seetharam, Theatre: Mandya Ramesh, Play Back Singing: M. A.

Anupama, Instrumental Music Drums:  Arun Kumar, Yakshagana: Ramachandra Hegde Chittani, Saxophone: Vidwan P. Haridas Dogra, Sugama Sangeetha: Somasundaram S., B. C. Padmavathi Sridhar,  Karnataka Instrumental Music-Flute: Vidushi Dwaraki Krishnaswamy,  Hindustani Music: Heggar Anantha Hegde, Bharathanatyam: Vidushi G. S. Rajalakshmi, K. Jayalakshmi Jithendra, Dr. Vasanth Kiran, Bharathi Avireddy, Germany, M. S. Srilakshmi, Singapore, Vidhushi Rohini Ananth, Dubai, Versatile: Vasumathi Raghunath, Shwetha Prabhu, Fine Arts: Vishwanath Prasad H., Dance Direction: Mahesh Kumar T.,

Young Talents: Bharathanatyam: Shwetha Purohit, Sindhu Purohit, Shreya Balaji, M. Ananya, Dance: Renuka Upadhya, Saxophone: Meghana Saligrama, Instrumental Music – Tabala: N. Prajwal

The Award presentation function will be held on 22-06-2014 Sunday, at 6-30 PM at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore. Inauguration by: Justice Dr. Shivaraj V. Patil, Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, Chief Guests: Sri D. H. Shankara Murthy, Hon’ble Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, Nadoja Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Additional Director General of Doordarshan, Delhi, South Zone.  Sri Vishweshwara Bhat, Cheif Editor – Kannada Prabha.