Mysore/Mysuru: Writer and retired Professor in Department of Translation Studies at Kannada University, Hampi, Dr. M. Usha, was conferred with the prestigious ‘Dr. Vijaya Dabbe Literary Award’ by Pune’s Symbiosis Law College Dean Dr. Shashikala Gurpur at a programme organised by Samatha Adhyayana Kendra at Rotary West Auditorium in Saraswathipuram here on Sunday.
The Samatha Adhyayana Kendra had selected Dr. Usha’s novel ‘Baala Batte,’ published by the city’s Aharnishi Prakashana. The award carried a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a citation.
