Mangaluru, September 4, 2025: In a tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary, Dakshina Kannada district will celebrate Teachers’ Day on September 5 with a grand ceremony at Sri Dharmasthala Manjunathaswamy Kalabhavana, Santekatte, Belthangady, starting at 10 am. The event will honor 21 exceptional educators with the district-level Best Teacher Awards for the 2025-26 academic year, recognizing their dedication across lower primary, higher primary, and high school categories from the district’s seven taluks.The awardees, selected for their outstanding contributions to education, include teachers from various government schools across the district.
In the lower primary section, the recipients are Shalini H.K. (Government Higher Primary School, Pandeshwara, Mangaluru North), Veena Mary Rego (Government Lower Primary School, Tiplabettu, Mangaluru South), Ushalatha Hegde (Government Lower Primary School, Nadyodi Marpadi, Moodbidri), Shanti Leena (Headmistress, Lower Primary School, Devasya Padooru, Bantwal), Jaya K. (Government Lower Primary School, Surya, Belthangady), Jagannath K. (DK ZP Lower Primary School, Arelthadi, Puttur), and Lalitha Kumari S. (Government Lower Primary School, Bendodi, Sullia).
In the higher primary section, the awardees include Jayalakshmi (Physical Education Teacher, Government Model Higher Primary School, Baikampadi Meenakaliya, Mangaluru North), Chandrashekar C.H. (P.M. Shri Government Higher Primary School, Uchchilagudda Someshwara, Mangaluru South), Harish K.M. (Headmaster, Government Higher Primary School, Nellikaru, Moodbidri), Babu Naik B. (Government Higher Primary School, Neerkaje Kepu, Bantwal), Aarati Kumari (Physical Education Teacher, Government Upgraded Primary School, Nittade, Belthangady), Taranath (P.M. Shri Government Higher Primary School, Veeramangala Shantigodu, Puttur), and Shridhara Gowda (Government Higher Primary School, Devachalla, Sullia).
The high school section awardees are Wilma P. Lobo (Ladyhill Victoria High School, Mangaluru North), Durgalatha (Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Permannooru, Mangaluru South), Ratnavati Achar K. (Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Pranthya, Moodbidri), Adam (Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Sarapadi, Bantwal), Vijayakumar M. (Government High School, Perlabaipadi, Belthangady), and Mohan A. (Art Teacher, Government High School, Enmooru, Sullia).
In the lower primary section, the recipients are Shalini H.K. (Government Higher Primary School, Pandeshwara, Mangaluru North), Veena Mary Rego (Government Lower Primary School, Tiplabettu, Mangaluru South), Ushalatha Hegde (Government Lower Primary School, Nadyodi Marpadi, Moodbidri), Shanti Leena (Headmistress, Lower Primary School, Devasya Padooru, Bantwal), Jaya K. (Government Lower Primary School, Surya, Belthangady), Jagannath K. (DK ZP Lower Primary School, Arelthadi, Puttur), and Lalitha Kumari S. (Government Lower Primary School, Bendodi, Sullia).
In the higher primary section, the awardees include Jayalakshmi (Physical Education Teacher, Government Model Higher Primary School, Baikampadi Meenakaliya, Mangaluru North), Chandrashekar C.H. (P.M. Shri Government Higher Primary School, Uchchilagudda Someshwara, Mangaluru South), Harish K.M. (Headmaster, Government Higher Primary School, Nellikaru, Moodbidri), Babu Naik B. (Government Higher Primary School, Neerkaje Kepu, Bantwal), Aarati Kumari (Physical Education Teacher, Government Upgraded Primary School, Nittade, Belthangady), Taranath (P.M. Shri Government Higher Primary School, Veeramangala Shantigodu, Puttur), and Shridhara Gowda (Government Higher Primary School, Devachalla, Sullia).
The high school section awardees are Wilma P. Lobo (Ladyhill Victoria High School, Mangaluru North), Durgalatha (Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Permannooru, Mangaluru South), Ratnavati Achar K. (Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Pranthya, Moodbidri), Adam (Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Sarapadi, Bantwal), Vijayakumar M. (Government High School, Perlabaipadi, Belthangady), and Mohan A. (Art Teacher, Government High School, Enmooru, Sullia).
The awards ceremony, organized by the Department of Public Instruction, will celebrate these educators for their commitment to shaping young minds and enhancing the quality of education in the district. The event underscores the vital role teachers play in fostering academic excellence and community development.
Keywords: Dakshina Kannada, Best Teacher Award, Teachers’ Day, 2025, education, Karnataka, district awards, school teachers, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan