Mangalore : The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy Awards have been announced. V A Ismail Madani, Mohammad Baddoor, and Dr B K Yusuf, will be presented with the honorary awards for Beary language, art, and literature, respectively for the year 2012-13.  For the year 2013-14, the Awards will  go to Abdul Razak Harekala, Karambar Mohammad, and Basheer Baikampady, respectively.

The award presentation ceremony will be held at Town Hall on May 18 at 4 pm. The awards carry a cash prize of Rs 10,000 cash, a memento and a certificate.

Abdul Khadar Goltamajalu (2012-2013 – organizing), Dr Kaup Mohammad (2012-2013 – education), B M Mumtaz Ali (2013-14 – social service), Charmadi Hasanabba (2013-14 – social service) and Zukariya Venur (2013-14 – theatre) will also be conferred the honorary awards.

Konkani Sahitya Academy President Kasargod Chinna will inaugurate a cultural procession  at University College at 3 pm. The awardees will be taken in the procession upto Town Hall. The procession will feature Kolkali, Oppan, Duff, Thalim, Cheeni band and attractive Beary folk teams.

Dr Mohan Alva, Chairman of Alva’s Educational Foundation will inaugurate the function. Rahim Uchil, Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy President will preside over the function.Writer Amritha Someshwar and Ganesh Rao, Founder of Karavali Group of Colleges  will present the awards.

Newly elected MLAs Ramanath Rai, J R Lobo, U T Khader, Moidin Bava, Vasanth Bangera, Abhaychandra Jain, Shakuntala Shetty,  K Angara, Deputy Secretary of Kannada and culture department, K Sudhakar Shetty, and several others will be the chief guests.

Rahim Uchil, president, Umarabba, registrar, K Jamaluddin, member were  present at the press meet.