Dharwad, Jan. 26 -- Kannada novelist S L Bhyrappa has been selected for this year's 'Ambikatanayadatta' national award, instituted by the Dr Da Raa Bendre National Memorial Trust, Dharwad.
The award carries a purse of Rs 1 lakh and citation. The award will be presented at the event to mark the 125th birth anniversary at Bendre Bhavan in Sadhankeri of Dharwad on January 31.
A symposium on the life and works of Bhyrappa will be held at on the same day. Bhyrappa's books will be on display at the exhibition.
Trust chairman Danayya Hiremath said in a statement that the award selection committee, headed by writer Professor Gurulinga Kapse, finalised the name of Bhyrappa.
Hiremath said the Trust has planned a slew of programmes in 2020 which h...