Karnataka Sahitya Academy awards presentation on Friday

Dharwad: Kannada and culture minister Umashree will present the Karnataka Sahitya Academy awards at Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha Auditorium here at 5pm on Friday.
Historian S Shettar, writers G Ramakrishna, Subraya Chokkadi, B Sukanya and Savita Nagabhushan have been selected for the award for the year 2014. Sixteen writers - Subbu Holeyar, Rajani Narahalli, M S Sriram, K Y Narayanaswamy, M D Gogeri, H S Anupama, Kuppe Nagaraj, Prabhakar Acharya, H S Byakod, T S Gopal, Jagadish Koppa, Basavaraj Kalgudi, R Laxminayrayana, B Sujnana Murthy, Laxmeesh Tolpadian and Shruti B S - will also be presented the books award 2013.A discussion on the works of winners will be held at 10.30am on Friday. Basavaraj Kalgudi, N Gayatri, M D Okkund, Balanna Sheegihalli and Sabita Bannadi will speak on the occasion.