Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran journalist Dr. G.N. Ranganatha Rao of Bengaluru was conferred ‘Shree Vanamali Samskruti Seva Prashasti’ and G.S. Jayadeva, Founder of Chamarajanagar’s Deenabandhu Trust, was conferred ‘Padmashri Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy Samaja Seva Prashasti’ at a programme organised by Shree Vanamali Charitable Trust, Mysuru, at Ganabharathi Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar here yesterday.
Speaking after receiving the award, Jayadev said that he initially declined to accept the award saying that it can be given to other deserving achievers. But he now felt happy after receiving the award (‘Padmashri Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy Samaja Seva Prashasti’) along with veteran Journalist Dr. Ranganatha Rao who was conferred ‘Shree Vanamali Samskruti Seva Prashasti.’
