Artist Basavaraj S. Musavalagi was presented the Dhrushya Bhushana Award instituted by the Ideal Fine Arts Trust here on Friday.

The award, carrying a purse of Rs. 10,000, a commendation certificate and a shawl was presented to Mr. Musavalagi by the former Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka Law University J.S. Patil. The former chairman of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Giraddi govindaraj, art critic K.V. Subramanyam, Veeranna Dande and senior artist and the former chairman of the Karnataka Lalitkala Academy V.G. Andani were present. Mr. Musavalagi, who is dean at the Government Dhrusya Kala Mahavidyalaya in Mysuru, popularly known as KAVA, has exhibited his works in different parts of the country and many of his works adorn the walls of prestigious museums, corporate offices and private collectors.

He is an alumnus of MMK Fine Arts College in Kalaburagi.

Prof. Patil said that it was misnomer to call the Hyderabad Karnataka region as backward as it had produced artists, legal luminaries and experts in many fields.

The autobiography of Dr. Andani was released by Dr. Giraddi Govindaraj.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Kalaburagi – February 20th, 2016