Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Sharana Mandali will confer Basavaratna Awards on five achievers from different fields — Progressive farmer K.H. Nanjappa, Senior Journalist K. Shivakumar, Social Worker A.P. Nagesh, Social Organiser Lion Venkatesh and Businessman Y. Veerabhadra — during Basava Jayanti celebrations to take place at Dr. Shivarathri Rajendra auditorium in JSS Hospital premises at 11 am on June 29.
Profile: K.H. Nanjappa, a progressive farmer from Kelasurupura in Gundlupet taluk, is credited with bringing electricity to his village in 1963. He formed a Youth Association, which got an award from the Government. He is credited with constructing a water tank in the village in 1968 for providing drinking water to households. He is also known for establishing a Milk Union, getting loans to farmers from Syndicate Bank and such other social work. He served as Chikkatuppur PACC for 30 years , as a Director of the then Mysuru-Mandya Milk Union and as President of Gundlupet Land Development Bank. He has established a Kannada Medium School in 1981 and has bagged the Best Farmer Award for his achievement.
