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B.V. Kakkilaya Honoured With Suvarna Karnataka Ekikarana
Award |
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Sri
B.V. Kakkilaya was honoured by the Chief Minister of
Karnataka, Sri H.D. Kumaraswamy with the Suvarna
Karnataka Ekikarana Award on the occasion of the
inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the formation
of unified Karnataka State on November 1, 2006 at a glittering
function held at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Sri B.V.
Kakkilaya received this honour in recognition of his immense
contribution to the unification of Karnataka as the General
Secretary of the Akhanda Karnataka Rajya Nirmana Parishat. He
was also a member of the Rajya Sabha during the unification
movement in the 1950s and had raised the issue of unification of
Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha and several other forums during
that period. |
Photo: Sri H.D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister of Karnataka,
honouring Sri B.V. Kakkilaya
(Photo above
courtesy
Karnataka Photo News/Udayavani)
The award included a citation, a gold medal (Photo below) and
a shawl. |
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Karnataka
Samithi of Kasaragod was also honoured with the Suvarna
Karnataka Ekikarana Award for the glorious struggle of the
Kannadigas of Kasaragod. The award was received by Sri
Vishnu Kakkilaya, President of Karnataka Samithi. |
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Sri Alavandi
Shivamurthy Swamy, the President of the Akhanda Karnataka Rajya Nirmana Parishat
and a member of the Loka Sabha during the period, was also
honoured on the occasion.
Photo Left to
Right: Sri Alavandi
Shivamurthy Swamy (sitting), Sri B.V. Kakkilaya and Sri
Vishnu Kakkilaya |
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Sri
Durgadabailu Shankaragowda, another awardee with Sri B.V. Kakkilaya
- Old comrades meet again! |
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Earlier in the
day, Sri B.V. Kakkilaya and five other stalwarts chosen for
the Ekikarana award were felicitated on behalf of M.S
Krishnan Memorial Trust, Bangalore and Navakarnataka
Publications, Bangalore.
Photo left to
right: Sri Ko. Chennabasappa, Sri H.S. Doreswamy, Sri G.
Venkatasubbaiah, Sri Alavandi Shivamurthy Swamy, Sri B.V.
Kakkilaya and Sri Vishnu Kakkilaya, President of Karnataka
Ekikarana Samithi, Kasaragod. |
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Speaking on
the occasion, Sri Kakkilaya recalled the glorious
struggle for unification of Karnataka, against the
designs of the erstwhile government and the Kings and
rulers of the area. He pleaded that the unity of the
state should not be compromised over trivial issues and
the language should be the binding spirit for
realisation of true democracy.
Left to
right: Sri Ko. Chennabasappa, Sri H.S. Doreswamy and Sri
B.V. Kakkilaya |
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