Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust, a city-based organisation working to promote Indian arts and culture for nearly 20 years, has instituted ‘Champaka Kalaa Ratna’ Lifetime Achievement Awards to exemplary achievers for their sustained contribution to Indian arts and culture.
In a felicitation ceremony held in city on Apr. 6, ‘Champaka Kalaa Ratna’ Lifetime Awards for 2024 were conferred on Vid. Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao (noted scholar of Sanskrit, retd., Oriental Research Institute), Dr. K. Venkataramu (renowned Kannada scholar, retd., University of Mysore), Dr. Manik A.V. Bengeri (renowned Sanskrit, Marathi, English and Hindi scholar) and Guru Vidu. B.K. Vasanthalakshmi (renowned Bharatanatyam Guru, retd., Bangalore University).
