Mangalore : Journalist Hamza Malar, playwright Ismail Moodushedde and Ahmed Bava Bajal have been selected for the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy Honorary Award for the year 2011.

The awards carrying a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a citation will be presented  by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar at a function to be held at Ravindra Kala Kshetra, Bangalore. Minister for Kannada and Culture Govinda Karajola will inaugurate the function

If Hamza Malar is a journalist and has 32 books to his credit, Ismail Moodushedde has authored several Beary plays and tele films. Ahmed Bawa has served the Beary Sahitya Academy in various capacities