Mysuru :
Shree Vanamali Charitable Trust, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, has organised a function on Dec. 8 at 5 pm at Vivekananda Hall of Mahajana College in Jayalakshmipuram here to present Vanamali Seva award and Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti memorial award.
Prof. S. Settar, Historian and Senior Researcher will be conferred with Vanamali Seva award for the year 2014. He will receive a prize money of Rs. 25,000, an idol of Vanamali and a citation while Surendra Koulagi, Senior Sarvodaya worker, Melkote, will receive Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti Memorial award for the year 2014.
Dr. H. S. Gopala Rao, Senior Researcher, Bengaluru and Dr. Boregowda Chikkamarali, Lecturer, Vijaya First Grade College, Pandavapura will speak about the awardees. Suttur Seer Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion.
Profile: Prof. S. Settar was born in Hampasagara in 1935. He had his education in Mysuru, Dharwad and Cambridge Universities. He started his career as a Lecturer in Dharwad University. By his sheer hardwork and erudition, he soon became the Director of Indian Council of Historical Research and occupied the position of Director of Indira Gandhi National Art Centre of Southern Division. He has also served as the Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research and at present he is serving as a Professor Emeritus in the Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Chair at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bengaluru. Prof. Settar has 27 works to his credit in the fields of Archaeology, Anthropology, Art, History, Philosophy and Epigraphy.
Surendra Koulagi: Surendra Koulagi was born in Dharwad district in 1934. From his childhood he was very much influenced by the freedom struggle. In 1954, he came in close contact of great Socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in Bombay and later Koulagi became his personal secretary.
After few days, Koulagi along with likeminded friends, started a voluntary organisation – ‘Janapada Seva Trust’ in Melkote. Through this Trust he undertook many constructive programmes on Gandhian lines. He worked extensively for the welfare of the physically impaired by polio and for the upliftment of women.
A writer, well versed in Kannada, English and Hindi, Koulagi played a key role in organising the 29th All India Sarvodaya Conference in 1990 at Melkote.
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