Fri Feb 07 15:47:44 UTC 2025: ## Kannada Literary Awards Announced in Kalaburagi

**KALABURAGI, Karnataka –** The Kannada Nadu Lekhakara Mattu Odugara Sahakara Sangha announced the recipients of its prestigious literary awards at a press conference on Friday. H.S. Patil, a Koppal-based author and Karnataka Rajyotsava award winner, will receive the Dr. S.S. Siddareddy Smarak Kannada Nadu Sahitya Shree – Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023. The award includes a ₹11,000 cash prize, a memento, and a citation.

The Sangha will also present the Kannada Nadu Sahitya Kruti Award to ten authors for their outstanding literary works published in 2023 and 2024. Each recipient will receive ₹5,000 and a citation. The awarded books cover a range of genres, including novels, poetry, and plays.

The award ceremony and book release, featuring works published by the Sangha in 2023 and 2024, will take place on Sunday, February 9th in Kalaburagi. S.G. Siddaramaiah, former chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, will release the books, and Sharanappa V. Halse, Vice-Chancellor of the Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru, will felicitate the award winners. The Sangha, established in 2008, has published 163 books from authors in the Kalyana Karnataka region.

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