The Former chief minister of Karnataka S M Krishna, founder of Infosys & IT industry veteran N R Narayana Murthy, as well as former badminton player Prakash Padukone, were selected for Kempegowda International Award 2022”.
Kempe gowda was the architect of Bengaluru city.
Kempegowda Award is also known as Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award.
It is a civilian award presented by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), annually.
The award has been named after ruler of Vijayanagara Empire, Nadaprabhu Hiriya Kempe Gowda.