Gudleppa Hallikeri Award 2024:
Poet and playwright Siddhalinga Pattanashetti has been announced as the recipient of the Gudleppa Hallikeri Award for 2024.
- This declaration was made by the Gudleppa Hallikeri Memorial Foundation based in Hosaritti, Haveri District.
- The award, set to be presented on June 6 at a ceremonial event, includes a monetary prize of ₹25,000 and a memento.
- Siddhalinga Pattanashetti becomes the 19th distinguished individual to receive this honour, as stated by Veeranna Chekki, trustee of the Gudleppa Hallikeri Memorial Foundation.
- People who have made important contributions to literature, society, or social service are recognized with the Gudleppa Hallikeri Award.
- It was named for a famous freedom fighter named Gudleppa Hallikeri who believed in the same things that Mahatma Gandhi did.
