Eight personalities chosen for ‘Karmayogi Award-2026’
Eight individuals from various professional fields have been selected for the 'Karmayogi Award-2026' in Kalaburagi. The awards honor the memory of industrialist Shantlingappa S. Patil Kadaganchi.
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Recognizing local contributors in education, healthcare, and social service fosters community development and honors regional leadership.
Eight personalities from the fields of education, social service, literature, art, healthcare, industry and entrepreneurship have been chosen for the ‘Karmayogi Award-2026’, instituted in memory of former FKCCI president and industrialist Shantlingappa S. Patil Kadaganchi.
The eight eminent personalities include: Channaveer Shivacharya of Sri Channabasaveshwara Samsthan Hiremath Harkud (Education), Vilasavati Khuba, president of Basava Samiti-Kalaburagi (Social Service), A.K. Rameshwar, writer (Literature), Pundit Fakkiresh Kanavi (Art), Shekar Patil, oncologist, HCG Hospital, Bengaluru (Health), Sanjeev Gupta, director, Fortune Geoponics, Kalaburagi (Industry), Rahulkumar N. Baldota, joint managing director, MSPL Limited, Hospet (Business) and Preetam Mehta, chairman of SRN Mehta Group of Institutions, Kalaburagi (Entrepreneur).
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