Mangaluru: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy will confer its annual honourary Awards 2014 on B.M. Ichalangodu, B.A. Shamshuddin Madikeri and Mohammed Beary Edapadavu. The awards carry Rs. 10,000 cash purse and citation.

Speaking to the reporters on Monday, Academy Chairman, B.A. Mohammed Haneef said that Prof. Ichlangodu will be honoured for his contributions in Beary language research and Shamshuddin will be honoured in the field of literature and Beary in the field of education. 

He said that the awards would be presented at the Beary Language Conference to be held at Chikkamagaluru on January 10. Over 5,000 Beary speaking people are expected to attend the event, he said.

Besides the honourary awards, the Academy has identified nine personalities for their contributions to various fields and would felicitate them during the language conference. They are, Mariam Ismail, Ismail Azad, A.M. Sridharan and Umar Farooq (for literature); K. Mohammed (for defence); Moidin Kunhi (for medicine); Azala Ayub and B.H. Noor Mohammed (for social service) and Mohammed Iqbal (for singing), he said.