Anubhava Mantap Awards 2026: Names of recipients announced

KALABURAGI The Anubhava Mantapa has announced the names of recipients of its awards for 2026 in connection with the 47th Sharan Kammata and Anubhava Mantapa Utsava, scheduled to be held in Basavakalyan in Bidar district of Karnataka, on November 28 and 29. Nadoja Basavalinga Pattadevaru announced the awardees. The recipients are noted music director Hamsalekha, Basava philosophy exponent Navalinga Sharanaru, psychiatrist Dr. C.R.

Chandrashekar, and Kannada writer and researcher Dr. Santosh Hanagal. Music director, lyricist, and composer Hamsalekha of Bengaluru has been selected for the Poojya Shri Dr Channabasava Pattadevaru Anubhava Mantapa Award for his outstanding contribution to music and social service. Hamsalekha has written and composed more than 3,500 songs.

The award includes a ₹1 lakh cash prize and a citation. Navalinga Sharanaru of Shivamogga has been chosen for the Basava Bhaskara National Award in recognition of his contribution to propagating Basava philosophy and spreading the teachings of the sharanas.