Mysore :

Multi-talented Puttur Suresh Nayak, who has created several records with his amazing memory and who has been fighting for the rights of differently-abled persons, will be conferred with the Suvarna Karnataka Seva Award.

He has been chosen for the award in recognition of his service to society and for setting records with his memory power.

Puttur Suresh Nayak, winner of Karnataka state award, initiated a public awareness campaign for the differently-abled in October last year with the aim of bringing them into the mainstream.

The award will be presented to him at a programme to be held at Mysore Engineer’s hall on February 2.

A magic show by Puttur Suresh Nayak and child magician Satwik Nayak titled “Magic Down Syndrome” to create awareness among the physically challenged will be held subsequent to the award ceremony.

Being differently-abled himself, he has been organizing this awareness campaign for the past 20 years along with various programmes which include Bhajans, tiger dance, Yakshagana, Krishna Vesha, dramas with jokers and much more. He has presented close to 1000 programmes in and around the district.

He entered the 2013 Limca Book of Records for recalling 518 telephone numbers in 72 minutes; Asia Book of Records for the longest tongue and India Book of Records for recalling 204 telephone numbers in 30 minutes.

source: http://ww.daijiworld.com / Daijiworld.com / Home> Top Stories / by Daijiworld Media Network – Mysore (EP) / Friday – January 31st, 2014