The Cubbon Park Walkers’ awards ceremony at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru. Photo: organisers.
Bengaluru: Nine recipients, including former Karnataka Chief Secretary Rathnaprabha and dancer Shubha Dhananjay, were honoured at the International Women Achievers Award 2026 and Young Star Award 2026 ceremony at Ravindra Kalakshetra on October 11.
The sixth edition was organised by the Cubbon Park Walkers Association and Cubbon Park Walkers Forum. Karnataka Assembly Opposition Leader R Ashok presented the awards, according to the organisers.
The organisers listed the nine recipients and their fields as follows:
- Rathnaprabha: Retired IAS officer and former Karnataka Chief Secretary.
- Shubha Dhananjay: Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancer, and President of the Karnataka Sangeeta Nrithya Academy.
- Revathi: Tamil Nadu Police Department.
- Uthara: Veena artist from Kerala.
- Thejaswini Rao: Classical and devotional singer from Karnataka.
- Sujatha Gaonkar: Social worker.
- Kalavathi M D: Law.
- Vijaya Lakshmi: Agriculture.
- Vasanth Ravi: Politics.
Dr Chandra Shekhar, Joint Director of Horticulture, GBA, and Kusuma, Deputy Director of Horticulture, Cubbon Park, also attended.
