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Belagavi Trust Honors Literary Luminaries with Prestigious Awards
9 Nov
Summary
- Betageri Krishnasharma Trust announces awards for 2022-25
- Honors 6 achievers, including 3 youth literature award recipients
- Renowned poets, scholars, and writers among the awardees

On November 9th, 2025, the Betageri Krishnasharma Trust in Belagavi revealed its prestigious literary awards for the years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25. The trust is set to honor six distinguished achievers, including three recipients of the youth literature award category.
Among the awardees are renowned poet HS Shivaprakash, who will receive the 2023 poetry award, scholar G Ramakrishna, who will be conferred the 2024 ideological and journalistic award, and the acclaimed story writer BT Janhavi, who will be awarded the 2025 Katha Award. In the Youth Literature Award category, K Akshata (2023), Wilson Kateel (2024), and Arif Raja (2025) have been selected.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on November 11th, 2025, at the Kumar Gandharva Theatre in Belagavi. District minister Satish Jarkiholi will inaugurate the program and present the awards, alongside other distinguished guests.




