Visakhapatnam: Writer and senior journalist Chintakindi Srinivasa Rao’s collection of short stories “Kanpula Dibba” has been selected for the Madabhushi Rangacharya memorial award for 2016. The award, comprising₹10,000 in cash and a memento, will be presented at a function in Hyderabad on February 26. Earlier recipients of the award included Salim, Gorusu Jagadiswar Reddy, Peddinti Ashok Kumar, D. Sujatadevi, V. Chandrasekhar Rao, Katragadda Dayanand, Malliiuram Jagadish, A.N. Jagannadha Sarma and Aruna Pappu.