The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : <I>The Hindu</I> newsagents feted

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Karnataka - Bangalore

The Hindu newsagents feted

Special Correspondent

REWARD: Vice-President (Circulation) of The Hindu M.R. Sivakumar (right) honouring Gopinath, husband of Kausalya, news agent at Holenarasipur, in Bangalore on Wednesday. — Photo: K. Gopinathan

BANGALORE: The Hindu, Bangalore, on Wednesday presented awards to 62 of its newsagents who had distributed its publications for 15, 25 years and in some cases for more than 60 years.

Vice-President (Circulation) of The Hindu M.R. Sivakumar greeting the awardees thanked them for being an integral and vital part of The Hindu family.

Apart from distributing the papers to subscribers they should use opportunities to attract new readers by improving their service, Mr. Sivakumar said.

General Manager (Corporate-Circulation) V. Ravi and Regional General Manager, Bangalore, N. Rajashekar were present.

Agents who had come for the ceremony included the family of B.A. Ramani of Arumugam and Sons of Kolar Gold Fields, whose family have been the newspaper's agents since 1921.

Other veteran newsagents included Sathyanarayana Rao of Tadpatri, Anantapur district, and Kausalya of Holenarasipur whose families have been agents for 60 years and more.

Those who were presented awards for being associated with the newspaper for 25 years were N. Aswartham, Madanpalle; K. Nagarajan, Dharmapuri; A. Dakshayanamma, Davangere; T.M. Umesh, Tumkur; B.A. Ramani, M/s. Arumugam and Sons, KGF; D. Nanjappa, P.S. Nilayam; G. Ratnam Setty, Guntakal; S.V. Satyanarayana Rao, Tadpatri; A. Balaji, T. Dasarahalli, K. Abdul Hai, Rayadurg; G. Bhagyamma, Chitradurga, G.M. Nagasekhar, Gooty; K.B. Shivananda, Bangarpet; S. Leelavathi, Arsikere; V.C. Maniagar, Kaveripatnam; D.S. Varadarajan, Kollegal; P. Nanjundappa, Doddaballapur; B. Madhava Rao, Harapanahalli, G.B. Kowsalya, Holenarasipur; P.M. Venugopalan, Pennagaram; P. Santhanalakshmi, Kariamangalam; K.M. Selvam, Kadathur; P. Narasimhulu, Vaimpalle; B.S. Nagarajan, Morappur; G.H.S. Dixit, Gubbi; Annur Lakshman, K.M. Doddi; P. Govindarajan, Marandahalli; G. Munuswamy, Pauparapatty; A. Srinivasa Rao, B.R. Samudram; K.P. Shamanna, Konanur.

15 years

H.S. Rajesh, ITI area; H.S. Tejas, Jayanagar; B. Basavaiah, Basavangudi; J. Rama Devi, Anantapur; B.S. Namratha, Yeshwanthpur; B. Usha Ramesh, Proddatur; B.V.Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kuppam; B.M. Chandrashekar, Harihar; K.N. Subba Rathnam, Penukonda; R. Joseph, HAL area; T. Ramachandran, Bagalur; J. Kalyani, Kalyandurg; Vasanthi, Hoskote; N.T. Abdul Rahman, Gangavathi; B.V. Murugeshan, Bannerghatta; C.R.C. Mohan, Gorantla; K.R. Ingersal, Bommidi; Vijaya, Mulbagal; Vanajakshi, Peenya; M. Parthiban, Shoolagiri; B. Satyanarayana, Challakere; B. Vijayakumar, Devanahalli; M.S. Laxmi Kanth, Pavagada; Nagarathnamma, Varathur; T.H. Ananda Singh, Kunigal; S.V. Gururaja, Holalkere; S. Kaseeswari, Paiyur; H.S. Nagesh Murthy, Harohalli; M.G. Seetha Rama Rao, Maddur; G. Vijayasekhar, Mulakalacheruvu; Ambika Rani, Srinivasapur; V.V. Moorthy, Uddanapalli.

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