Bengaluru, Oct 29: A 16-year-old yoga exponent from Mysuru, is among the 64 Rajyotsava awardees announced by the chief minister B S Yediyurappa-led state government.
A child prodigy, Khushi is the daughter of S Hemachandra, an official of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran, and Kumuda. Khushi is a first PU student doing her PCMB at Vijaya Vittala PU College.
Khushi took up yoga to overcome her breathing problem at Vivekananda Yoga and Research Centre in Mysuru five years ago. She has bagged several prizes.
Khushi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 and submitted a representation to consider yoga as a sports discipline. In 2017, during World Yoga Day, Khushi set a world record by performing ‘Niralamba Purna Chakrasana’, 14 times a minute. She received the “Karnataka Kalashree”, “Asadarana Prathibe” and “Jilla Yuva Prashasti”.
The 64 awardees are as follows:
Literature: Dr Manjappa Shetty Masagalli. B. Rajashekarapapa, Chandrakanth Karavalli and Dr Saraswathi Chimagalli.
Theatre: Parashuram Siddi, Pal Suidarshan, Hooli Shekar, N. Shivalingaiah, Dr H.K. Ramanath and Bhargavi Narayan.
Music: Chote Rehamat Khan, Nagavalli Nagaraj, Dr Muddumohan and Srinivas Udupa.
Folklore: Neelagararu Doddagavisiddappa Manteswami Paramapare, Holabasaiah Dundaiah Sambalada, Bheemsingh Sakaram Rathod, Usman Sab Khadar Sab, Kotresh Chennabasappa Kotrappanavara and K.R. Holsalaiah.
Sculptor: V.V. Deshpande and K. Jnaneshwar.
Art: U. Rameshrao and Mohan Sitanoor .
Sports: Vishwanath Bhaskar Ganiga, Chenanada Kuntappa and Nanditha Naganagoudar.
Yoga: Vanithakka and Kushi.
Yakshagana: Sridhar Bhandary Puttur.
Bayaluatta and film: Y. Mallappa Gavai and Shylashree.
Short films: Jayakumar Kodaganoor
Academics: S.R.Gunjal, Prof. T. Shivanna, Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda and Dr Gururaj Karjagi.
Journalism: B.V. Mallikarjunaiah
Cooperation: Ramesh Vaidya
Social Service: S.G. Bharathi and Kattige Chennappa.
Agriculture: B.K. Devarao and Visveshwar Sajjan
Environment: Saaalumarada Veerachar and Shivaji Chatrappa Kaganikar.
Medicine: Dr Hanumantharaya, Dr Anjanappa, Dr Nagaratna, Dr G.T. Subhash and Dr Krishnaprasad
Judiciary: N. Kumar.
Non-resident Kannadigas: Jayanth Manolli, Gangadhar Bevinakoppa and B.G. Mohandas
Cottage Industries: Navaratna Indudhar
Critic: K.V. Subramanya
Overall: Dr Vijay Sankeshwar, S.T. Shanta Gangadhar, Dr Chennaveera Shivacharya, Lt Col B.N. B.M. Prasad, Dr.N. Someshwar and K. Prakash Shetty, chairman MRG Group
Associations: Prabhat Art International and Patanajali Yoga Shikshana Samiti.
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