In the 44th annual Aryabhata international award ceremony that was held recently at Ravindra Kalakshetra of Bengaluru under the joint auspices of Aryabhata cultural organization and Kannada and cultural department of government of Karnataka, Suresh Shyam Rao Neramballi was awarded the prestigious Aryabhata international award of this year for his relentless service towards the Kannada land, language and culture, especially in the social field.

Suresh S. Rao Neramballi is serving the society as a member of executive committees of various organizations in Kuwait for the past 17 years. He is also a Kannada and Tulu movie distributor and actively involved in literature, culture and social work.

Nagamohan Das, retired judge of high court, Dr. Mahesh Joshi, S. A. Channegowda, president of Karnataka state commercial movies association, Dr. H.L.N. Rao, founder president of Aryabhata cultural organization were present on the occasion and conferred the coveted award to Suresh S. Rao Neramballi.

Suresh S. Rao Neramballi works as a freelance reporter and news translator from Kuwait for various dailies, web news portals and electronic media.