Udupi: Tulu Koota to confer Paniyady Tulu Novel Award to Sacchidanand Hegde

By Anil Belle
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 29 Jun 2017: Tulu novel, Balumadeti, authored by Kannada and Tulu litterateur B Sacchidanand Hegde was chosen to confer the coveted Paniyady Tulu Novel Award by Tulu Koota Udupi®.

 

 

Sacchidanand is working as divisional manager of LIC, here, bagged several awards including national award.

 

He is the recipient of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy Award. He is also an ace chess player and coach. He is the post graduate in history authored research book on Tulunadu natives.

 

Tulu Koota Udupi® has been conferring Paniyady Tulu Novel Award since the past 22 years, in order to encourage more people to publish their best of novels.

 

The Award comprises Rs 8,000 cash and citation letter. It will be presented during the function scheduled to be held on 2nd week of August 2017.

 

The jury comprised Puttige Padmanabha Rai, Gangadhar Kidiyoor and Dr Suresh Rai, stated Tulu Koota Udupi president B Jayakar Shetty Indrali and Paniyady Novel Award convener Prakash Suvarna Katpady in a media release.