Mangalore:  Veteran scholar Bannanje Govindacharya was conferred the Polali Shastri Award at a function at Sharada Vidyalaya on December 3, Monday. The Polali Shastri Smaraka Samithi and Kalkura Pratishtana had arranged the function.

Veteran Yakshagana critic M Prabhaker Joshi spoke on the achievements of Bannanje.  Govindacharya who responded to the felicitation said  he thoroughly enjoyed the works of Late Polali Shastri.

Principal of Sharada College  Dr PN Mayya read out the award citation.

District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President  Pradeep Kumar Kalkura presided over the function. P Shashidhar Aithal, President of Polali Smaraka samithi, MB Puranik, President of Tulunadu Educational Trust and others were present.