Mangalore : Santosh Andrade, a well  known painter from Mangalore, has bagged the Mysore Dasara Mahotsava 2012 Kalamela Award . His acrylic median painting ‘Suspicious Silence Second’ was selected for the award in the contest organised by the Karnataka State Government along with the Mysore Dasara Kalamela sub-committee.

The prize including a cash of Rs 5000 and a certificate was handed over to Andrade at Mysore  by VA Deshpande, Dean of Mysore Kawa Institute and Basavaraj Musavalagi. Mysore DC  P S Vastrad and  Mysore City Corporation Commissioner Dr M R Ravi were also present.