The three sons of Dr Rajkumar equally divided the responsibilities on Saturday the birthday of Dr Rajkumar. Shivarajakumar announced the awards, Raghavendra Rajkumar after invocation song Halladaru Haaku…. announced the Dr Rajkumar Trust eye donation camps while the last son Puneeth Rajakumar released the cover page of the book ‘Dr Rajkumar – person behind personalities’ in great style.

From this year 81st Birthday that is celebrated as ‘Dr Rajkumar Jayanthi’ by Karnataka government the family members of Dr Rajkumar chose three veterans to present the ‘Rajakumar Souhardha Prashasti’.

Veteran actress Shanthamma, veteran director SK Bhagwan and veteran actor Shivaram were honored with the maiden awards at Hotel Ashok in a touching style. All the three remembering Dr Rajkumar collected tears in their eyes.

Dr Rajakumar Souhardha Award constitutes Rs.1 lakh cash, a citation, garland, shawl and certificate. The awards started from this year will be given to contemporaries of Dr Rajkumar every year disclosed Shivarajakumar the brain behind this kind of awards.

Raghavendra Rajkumar speaking on behalf of the Rajkumar Trust disclosed the Eye operations held for children and elderly people in Anekal, Kolar, Tumkur, Hoskote, Gubbi and Shankarapuram. The last wish of Dr Rajakumar was ‘Nethra Dhana Maha Dhana’ – under this slogan the Rajkumar Trust has taken up various eye related camps and operations.

The No. 1 of Kannada cinema, the third son of Dr Rajkumar Puneeth Rajakumar briefed on the book ‘Dr Rajkumar – the person behind personalities’ and also screened some of the pages of the book that will be released either in September or November this year. “I had the thought of coming out with a book on my father when he was living. I was looking for high quality and wanted every page to give happiness to those who go through. The six years dream of the book is now materializing”, said Puneeth Rajkumar. This book will be in English to reach the people of this universe added Puneeth Rajkumar.

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