Mysuru :

Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal and Dr. B.K. Hiremath have been selected for the prestigious Kalaguru D.V. Halabavi Award-2014, for their achievements in the field of art.

The award is given by JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Mysuru.

Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal is currently serving as the Head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jain University, Bengaluru.

She has conducted a special study on colonial paintings at Victoria and Albert Museums and also the customary jewellery found in South Indian temples.

Apart from guiding about 200 students in their Doctoral degree, she has organised several expos and contributed a lot for enriching visual arts and upgrading visual art education.

Dr. B.K. Hiremath, a Rajyotsava awardee, has served as the Head of Kannada Department at Basaveshwara College, Bagalkot. He has more than 40 works to his credit including ‘Kannada Hastaprathigalu: Ondu Adhyayana.’

The award will be conferred on the two personalities at a programme to be held shortly.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / March 22nd, 2016