Karnataka Ratna
Appearance
Karnataka Ratna | |
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Awarded for | Highest civilian honour of Karnataka |
Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
Established | 1992 |
First awarded | 1992 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Highlights | |
Total | 9 |
Total awarded | 10 |
First winner | Kuvempu and Dr. Rajkumar |
The Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person's extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year 1992[1] by the Government of Karnataka. A total of nine persons have received this award.
The Award
The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a shawl.[1]
Awardees
S.No | Name | Image | Birth / death | Awarded in | Field | Notes |
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1. | Kuvempu | 1904–1994 | 1992 | Literature | ||
2. | Dr. Rajkumar | 1929–2006 | 1992 | Cinema, music | ||
3. | S. Nijalingappa | 1902–2000 | 1999 | Politics | [2] | |
4. | C. N. R. Rao | b. 1934 | 2000 | Science | [3] | |
5. | Devi Shetty | b. 1953 | 2001 | Medicine | [4] | |
6. | Bhimsen Joshi | 1922–2011 | 2005 | Music | [5] | |
7. | Shivakumara Swami | 1907–2019 | 2007 | Social service | [6] | |
8. | Javare Gowda | 1915–2016 | 2008 | Education, literature | [1] | |
9. | Veerendra Heggade | b. 1948 | 2009 | Social service, philanthropy | [1] | |
10. | Puneeth Rajkumar | b. 1976 | 2021 | Social service, Cinema | [7] |
References
- ^ a b c d Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade
- ^ "A home of mementos". The Hindu. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Karnataka Ratna for C.N.R Rao". The Hindu. 27 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Bhimsen Joshi conferred upon `Karnataka Rathna'". Zee News. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Siddaganga seer receives Karnataka Ratna". The Hindu. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CM of Karnataka
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External links
- Karnataka Ratna recipients at karnataka.gov.in