Bengaluru, March 10 -- The annual honorary awards and Sahitya Sri awards of Karnataka Sahitya Academy for the year 2023 have been announced, with five veteran litterateurs for Honorary Awards and 10 eminent personalities including the Dean of Arts, University of Mysore (UoM), Dr. M.S. Shekar, selected for Sahitya Sri Award.

The awards were announced at a meeting chaired by the Chairman of Karnataka Sahitya Academy L.N. Mukundraj on Mar. 7.

Recipients of Annual Hon. Awards 2023

Dr. C. Veeranna, Bengaluru, Dr. Sriram Ittannavar, Bagalkot, Janagere Venkataramaiah, Tumakuru and Dr. Sabhia Bhoomigowda, Mangaluru.

The award carries a purse of Rs. 50,000, citation and certificate.

Sahitya Sri Award for 10 achievers

Ten eminent writers in t...