Mysore/Mysuru: Former Karnataka Sanskrit University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh was honoured and young writer Dr. Satyamangala Mahadeva was conferred ‘Samvahana Siri’ award at a programme organised under the joint aegis of the city’s Samvahana Trust and District Sharana Sahitya Parishat at Sri Rajendra Bhavan on M.G. Road here yesterday.
Speaking after conferring the award, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Chairman Dr. B.V. Vasanth Kumar said that contributions made by literary personalities such as Prof. Mallepuram Venkatesh and Dr. Satyamangala Mahadeva have enriched Kannada literature. Noting that the building of a house and society would be more meaningful if it also includes knowledge, arts and literature, he said that the State never had lacked in richness of arts and literature.
