Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy President Addanda Cariappa has announced the names of the Academy awards for the year 2012-13 here on Tuesday.
The award winners are litterateur Bacharaniyanda Appanna from Kushalnagar, Madikeri AIR announcer Koopadeera Sharada Nanjappa and Kodava folk artiste Medara Thani. The award carried a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and citation.
Academy Honorary award will be conferred on A T Raghu, director of Kodava serial ‘Ain mane.’
The honorary award carries a cash prize of Rs 5,000 and citation.
The award will be given away at ‘Kodava Sahitya Samskrithika Manamme’ scheduled to be held at Madapura in the month of January.