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**Summary:**

The Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award for 2025 is being awarded to 53 individuals in Bengaluru, including members of the BBMP Restructuring Committee, former bureaucrats, journalists, civic activists, sports figures, and artists. The awards ceremony will be held at the BBMP headquarters on June 27th.

**News Article:**

**Bengaluru Honors 53 Individuals with Prestigious Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award**

**Bengaluru, June 27, 2025** – Fifty-three individuals will be recognized with the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award at a ceremony held later today at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) headquarters. The award, a prestigious honor in Bengaluru, celebrates contributions to the city’s development and governance.

This year’s recipients include the members of the BBMP Restructuring Committee, who drafted the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, a landmark proposal for a new governance structure in the city. Also among the honorees are former Chief Secretary B. S. Patil, retired IAS officer Siddaiah, and V. Ravichandar, a member of the Brand Bengaluru Committee. Former bureaucrats Jayakar Jerome and S. R. Umashankar will also be receiving the award.

The diverse group of awardees also encompasses individuals from various fields, including B. S. Satish Kumar, Deputy Chief of Bureau at *The Hindu*, Karnataka, civic activists R. K. Mishra and Padmashree Balaram, tennis star Mahesh Bhupati, singer Sangeeta Katti, advocate M. S. Shyamsundar, and cable operator V. S. Patrick Raju.

The Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award is named after the founder of Bengaluru and is presented annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the city’s growth, culture, and administration.

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