Dr Noor Samad Abbalagere’s ‘Vismaya Keeta Prapancha’ wins Muslim Sahitya Prashasti for 2021
Mangaluru: Agriculture officer, researcher and poet Dr Noor Samad Abbalagere’s book ‘Vismaya Keeta Prapancha’ has been selected for the Karnataka Muslim Writers’ Association’s state-level ‘Muslim Sahitya Prashasti’ for 2021 for the best work in Kannada by Muslim writers.
The award, given in memory of the late U T Farid, includes a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a memento.
The ceremony for the award will be held in Mangaluru in January 2023.
Up to 17 works were contesting for the award. Senior journalist B M Basheer, professor Abdul Razak Ananthady and novelist Fathima Ralia were among the jurors, Association president Umar U H has said in a press release.
Dr Abbalagere is a post-graduate in Agricultural Entomology. He has worked as a scientist in research centres and as an entomologist in multinational companies abroad. He currently is an agriculture officer in the Agriculture Department in Bengaluru. In the last four years, he supported his research work with photography and wrote articles on the insect world in the ‘Sahapaathi’ column of Prajavani.
The award-winning book ‘Vismaya Keeta Prapancha’ is a collection of his research and literary works.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
