BeLa (Belagavi Ladies) hosted its grand Teachers’ Award Ceremony at the Foundry Cluster in Belagavi on September 6, 2026, honouring teachers for their exceptional contribution to education and their role in shaping the lives and futures of generations.
The ceremony brought together teachers, educationists, jury members and distinguished guests. The initiative received an overwhelming response, with 1,098 applications submitted by teachers from across the region.
Following a rigorous selection process and recommendations from a distinguished 12-member jury, 130 teachers were selected for the prestigious BeLa Teachers’ Award.
Bollywood actor Sudesh Berry graced the occasion as the chief guest. Along with BeLa CEO Lakshmi Khilari, he presented each awardee with a trophy and certificate in recognition of their dedication, commitment and contribution to education.
The event celebrated the teachers whose efforts continue to make a lasting difference in the lives of students and the wider community.
| FULL NAME | AWARD CATEGORY |
| MS. RANI PRASHANTH BAGWADMATH | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS. SWAPNA ANIL KALYANSHETTI | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| SHRI YALLAPPA DHABALI | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.KSHAMA KULKARNI | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS. NEETA GANGARADDI | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS. SADAF SAHEER MUJAWAR | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| DR. MANJUNATH ADIGAL | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| SHRI. TUSHAR SHIVAJIRAO KAMBLE | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.ELIZABETH JOHN | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.GEETA JAIN | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MS.PRATIBHA R JOSHI | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MS.RESHMA PRAVEEN MENASE | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MS.SONALI NAIK | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MS.SHARADHA SINGADI | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD |
| MR. MAHESH HIREMATH | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MRS. PRANJAL JOSEPH | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MS.SAROJ GHADI | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MR. SUNIL SHIVAGONDA PATIL | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MS. NAGARAJ S BAGEWADI | BEST MENTOR AWARD |
| MRS.ARATI CHINGALI | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| DR. RUTUJA A. CHAVAN | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.VARSHA GOKAK | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.RUTUJA R CHIPRE | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| DR LAVANYA B GUNJAL | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MRS SHOBHA DATTAPRASAD KULKARNI | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.POOJA DESHAMUKHAMATH | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.MANISHA NAIK | CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.DIMPLE S PORWAL | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS..AARTI NIPPANIKAR | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS.ASHA NITIN PATRAVALI | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS. ANKITA ARUN KHORATE | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS.SHWETA Y PEDNEKAR | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MR. PAVAN DAWALE | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MRS SMITA PATIL | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MR. DHANANJAY V.PATIL (GOKAK) | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS. JYOTI PATIL | CREATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS. RAJESHWARI REDDY | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| DR. PRASHANT MAVARAKAR. | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MR. BHUVAN BAHUBALI KADABI | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS. ARATI TALEKAR | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MR. MANJULA N PATIL | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS.PRAGATI S YALAGI | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MR SHUBHAM RAJU CHAVAN | EMERGING EDUCATOR AWARD |
| MS.SHOBHA TALEKAR | LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD |
| PROF. RITA V. BANAGAR | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS. SONIA DLIMA | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| DR. SAMINA NAHID BAIG | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS.AASIYA BAGWAN | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS. GAZALA PARVEEN J DESAI | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS.NEERAJA NARAYANA GANACHARI | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS.TRISLA JAIN | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| DR. S ROHITRAJ | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS. SHAHEEN P | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| SMT. VANITA VINAYAK JOSHI | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| DR. RUPALI AMAR TELANG | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS.SUKHMANI NANDA | EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
| MS.VARSHA VILAS NAIK | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| MS. KISHORI PRASANNA SUTAR | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| DR.PRAKASH B. KUNDARAGI | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| MR. SUSENJIT ROY | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| MR. ANIL RAMANGOUDA PATIL | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| DR SHOBHA R.ITNAL | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| DR. JAYASHRI RUDAGI ( ITTI) | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| MS.SANAM ROHIT PORWAL | HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AWARD |
| MS. MANISHA NADGAUDA | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| DR. GRETTA K | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| MS. SHRINIVAS B | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| DR. PRASANN D KULKARNI | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| MS. SAMRUDDHI DESAI | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| MS. SUVARNA TOLANUR | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| MR. SOMNATH KRISHNA JATHAR | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| MS. SANGEETA PATIL | TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AWARD |
| MR. SURYA PRAKASH METHI | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MR. MALLAPPA S KOLUR | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MS.SNEHA G REVANAKAR | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MR. PRASAD BHAT | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MS.JYOTI APPUGOL | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MS.JYOTI JINNAPPA | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MS.SHUBHA M HEGDE | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MR. PANCHAKSHARAYYA HIREMATH | STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD |
| MRS.ANITA JOSHI | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| SHRUTI VINAY KHINNAVAR | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| MR. MAHANTESH MALABADE | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| DR.DEEPA ANTIN | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| MS.MAHANTESH KANTHI | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| MS.SILKU PORWAL | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| DR. NAGARAJ B MARENNAVAR | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| MS. DEEPIKA MAHAVEER HALAKARNI | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| DR.RUPALI KAVILKAR | OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR |
| MS. SANDHYA PATIL | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MR.SATISH RAMKRISHNA KAKTIKAR | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MS.YASHODA H | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MS. SHRUSHTI GADAD | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MS. VAISHALI PARASHARAM | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| DR.S.UMAMAHESHWARI | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MS SEEMA HARIHAR | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MR. SHIVAKUMAR RUDRAXI | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MS.VIDUSHI SHREYAL AMIT SHAH ( NIPPANI) | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MS. ROOPA.N.HIREMATH | MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER |
| MRS NIRMALA SHETTAR | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MR. ANKIT PORWAL, | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS. NIKITA NITIN PHADATARE | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MRS.MANJIRI DATTAPRASAD JOG ( GOA) | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS. AKSHATA P AKKI | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS. SUNITA RAMESH HIREMATH | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.ARCHANA POTE | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| MR. ANAND.M | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AWARD |
| DR. SNEHAL DHARMAYAT | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.SHIVANGI RAHUL MODGEKAR | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MR.NAVINA SHETTIGAR | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.SAVITA MANJUNATH JOSHI | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.GEETA GUSAIN | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.ASHWINI HIREMATH | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.VANDANA DARSHAN KAMAT | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.VIDYASHREE VINOD DONGARGAVI | LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION AWARD |
| MS.PRIYANKA DESURKAR | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.VIJAYA VIJAY PUJARI | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| DR. RASHMI HUNNUR | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.SHOBHA KALAL | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.AKSHATA CHIKORDE | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MR. RAJU S ( MYSOUR) | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.VARALAKSHMI ( BANGLORE) | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MS.SUMITRA GANGARAM DAWALE | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| MR. RAJARAM KESHAV SHIVATHANKAR | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| PROF. SRILAXMI V PATIL | INNOVATIVE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD |