Mysore/Mysuru, March 9 -- Three women writers from Mysuru - Suchitra Hegde, Kusuma Ayarahalli and Meena Mysore - have been chosen for the prestigious Bengaluru-based Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha State-level Endowment Awards-2025 to be given in April.

Suchitra has bagged Nagarathna Chandrashekar Endowment Award (Literary Essay) for her work 'Minchu Hulada Daari' while Kusuma has got Lakshmidevamma Award (Story Writing) for 'Kapile Kanda Kathegalu' and Meena has got Gunasagari Nagaraj Award (Children's Literature) for her work 'Sooryana Sere.'

Suchitra Hegde, a native of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada and now settled in Mysuru, has won many awards including State-level 'Amma' award for her travelogue titled 'Jagava Suttuva Maaye.'

Kusuma,...