"Kasturi Kannada Prashasti" for Dr Badikana

Dr Vishwanatha Badikana, Assistant Professor, Department of Kannada, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, has received "Kasturi Kannada Prashasti" during the 25th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Sullia Taluk for his noble service in the field of Kannada, Tulu and Arebhashe Literature and also his unstinted service in the management of Kannada Wikipedia through Karavali Wikipedians Forum.

Currently he holds the position of President of Karnataka Arebhashe Sanskruti and Sahitya Academy.