Eight books released
Mysuru :
Prof. Chandrashekaraiah, retd. English Professor, Mysuru, was conferred with ‘Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award’ at a programme organised by Sri Shivarathreeshwara Religious Endowment, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, at Navajyothi auditorium in JSS Women’s College here on Wednesday.
Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji presented the award to Prof. Chandrashekaraiah for his book ‘A Survey of Veerashaiva Religion and Literature.’
National Institute of Advance Studies (Bengaluru) Visiting Professor Dr. S. Shettar released eight books on the occasion — Vid. Dr. Sri Immadi Shivabasava Swamiji’s Allamaprabhudevara Teekina Vachanagalu (2nd edition), Dr. H. Thipperudra Swamy’s The Virasaiva Saints – A Study (2nd edition), Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji’s Devotional Sayings of Basaveshwara (3rd edition), Prof. B. Somashekarappa’s Divya Chethana, Prof. Chandrashekaraiah’s Ghanalinga Shivayogi – Vicharasankeerna, Dr. Sangamesha Biradara’s Vachanagalalli Bhakti, Dr. B.V. Vasanthakumar’s Vachanagalalli Sthavara – Jangama and Dr. Rajashekara Jamadandi’s Vachanagalalli Drushtantagalu.
Prasaranga Director Prof. C. Naganna and Shivamogga litterateur Jayadevappa Jainakeri spoke about the books.
Prof. S. Nanjundaiah delivered the felicitation address on the occasion.
JSS Mahavidyapeetha Executive Secretary B.N. Betkerur presided over the programme.
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