Mangaluru/Udupi: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Saturday, October 31 announced coveted lists of their respective district Rajyotsava awardees. The awards will be presented on Sunday, November 1 during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in the twin districts.

List of awardees – Dakshina Kannada

Agriculture – S D Sampath Samrajya

Education – Haji N Sulaiman Narsha, U H Khaled Ujire

Social service – Judith Mascarenhas, Corrine Rasquinha, C H Kochanna Rai, Narayana P M, Urban Pinto

Journalism – Balakrishna Puttige, Lokesh Surathkal

Sports – D M Aslam

Sports (International athlete) – Purandara P J (javelin throw)

Medicine – Dr Vishwanath Nayak P

Theatre – Sharada Barkur

Institute – Sanidhya (for children with special needs)

Art – Gopadkar, Diwakar Das, Santhosh Aithal

Folk art – Sheena Parava

Photography – Keshava Vitla

Yakshagana – Manya Thimmayya

Udupi

Agriculture – K Shambhushankar Rao

Farmer – Krishna Kulal

Social service – Ibrahim Saheb, Anand C Kunder, Sr Donalda Pais (Arunodaya Special School, Karkala), Leeladhar G Shetty, Gowri, Sanjeeva Vandse, Sunil John (Vishwasada Mane), Mahabala Kundapur, Suresh D Shetty (alias Soori Shetty)

Folk art – A Krishnayya

Yakshagana – Naradi Bhojraj Shetty, Bhaskar K Padubidri

Sculpting – K G Ramachandra Acharya

Music – H S Gopal Devadiga (instrumental), Jeevan Prakash (folk)

Art/sculpting – Purushotham Adve

Tulu drama – Prasanna Shetty

Journalism – Matpady Kumaraswamy