Mysuru :

City-based Kannada novelist and National Research Scholar Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa was on Monday elected as a ‘Fellow’ by the Kendra Sahitya Academy.

Along with Dr. Bhyrappa, distinguished Telugu poet C. Narayana Reddy too was elected ‘Fellow.’

The ‘Fellow’ is the highest honour presented by the Kendra Sahitya Academy, with previous recipient being late Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy.

The other renowned Kannada littérateurs who have won this honour include Kuvempu, Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, Da.Ra. Bendra, K.S. Narasimhaswamy and Shivarama Karanth.

Dr. Bhyrappa was conferred with the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 2010.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / March 11th, 2015