Siddaganga seer for 'Bharat Ratna'?
Bangalore, Oct 17: The Karnataka Government on Thursday, Oct 16 has decided to recommend the name of Siddaganga seer of Tumkur for the prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
The other recommended names for the 'Padmabhushan' awards are Carnatic vocalist, R K Srikantan and Gadag's Hindustani vocalist Pandit Puttaraja Gawai. Apart from the two vocalists, poet, G S Shivarudrappa is aone among the 16 veterans recommended.
List
of
16
veterans
*Vocalist,
Shyamala
Bhave
*Theatre
personality
Enagi
Balappa
*Sports
personality
Pankaj
Adhvani
*Vedic
Scholar,
Bannanje
Govindacharya
*Senior
actor,
K
S
Ashwath
*Keerthana
Singer,
Bhadragiri
Achyuthadas
*Psychiatrist,
Dr
K
A
Ashok
Pai
*Flautist,
Shashank
*Legal
Advisor,
B
Sheikh
Ali
*Retired
IPS
officer,
Dr
P
J
Bagilthaya
*Dr
M
M
Joshi
*Dr
K
S
Gopinath
*Dr
Prabhakar
V
Jois
*Dr
John
V
Devdhar
*Dr
T
B
Mariyappa
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