Kempegowda Award for SM Krishna, Infy founder Narayana Murthy, Prakash Padukone

BENGALURU: The Kempegowda International Award will be given this year to senior politician S M Krishna, Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy and former badminton star Prakash Padukone.

Making the announcement after calling on BJP leader S M Krishna, Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said the awards will be presented on Kempegowda Jayanti on June 27.

Prashant Prakash of the Vision Group-Startup Karnataka, was the selection committee chairman while T V Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Global Education and retired bureaucrat Shankaralinge Gowda were the members.