J.M. Nagayya who has been chosen for the prestigious Itihasa Samskruti Shree Award. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Senior researcher, epigraphist and retired professor J.M.
Nagayya from the Dr. R.
C. Hiremath Kannada Studies Chair at Karnatak University in Dharwad has been chosen for the prestigious Itihasa Samskruti Shree Award.Instituted by the Karnataka Itihasa Academy, the award carries a purse of ₹50,000 and a memento.The award will be presented on Friday during the 40th National Conference of the Karnataka Itihasa Academy which is being held from Thursday to Sunday at the Anubhava Mantapa on the premises of the Sri Chennabasaveshwara Gurukula in Hiremath, Bhalki in Bidar district.Prof.
Nagayya has authored 19 research works and 70 scholarly papers, along with several significant texts dedicated to the study of Kannada inscriptions.He has also served as the chief editor for over 20 edited volumes covering diverse subjects, including epigraphy, history and the history of the Kannada region.His research work titled Atmabalidana received an award from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy, while another work Sandarbha Sahitya has been recognised by Gulbarga University.He has also received the Prof. S.
S. Malawada Award for his work titled Karnatakada Shilpagalalli Shivasharanaru (Shivasharanas in the Sculptures of Karnataka).
Published - October 22, 2026 07:38 pm IST