Madikeri:

Senior folk artist Ammanni from the Kudiya community in Kodagu has been selected for the annual honour award of the Karnataka Janapada Academy.

The awards were announced on Tuesday by Karnataka Janapada Academy president Gollahalli Shiva Prasad and registrar N Namrutha.

Ammanni, a resident of Thora village near Heggala in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, has been honoured in the category of “Kudiya community songs and Sulagitti tradition”.

Sixty-year-old Ammanni belongs to the Kudiya community and lives in Thora village with her husband Bhimayya, where they are engaged in agricultural activities. For the past four decades, she has been preserving the unique folk songs and dances of the Kudiya community and passing them on to the younger generation.

It is also noteworthy that Ammanni has served as a Sulagitti (midwife). According to her daughter Prameela, Ammanni learnt the traditional songs and dances from her grandmother and has played a key role in protecting and promoting this rare folk art form over the years.

Expressing happiness over receiving the award, Ammanni said the recognition has encouraged her to continue working for the preservation of folk culture.

source: http://www.obnews.co / OB News / Home> Newspoint / December 24th, 2025