Rajyotsava award
News –
- On the occasion of the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations on November 1, the State government on Thursday announced its annual Rajyotsava awards for 70 personalities for their contributions in different fields.
Kannada Rajyotsava Award
- It is also known as the Rajyotsava Prashasti.
- It is the second-highest civilian honor presented by the Government of Karnataka.
- It is awarded annually on November 1st, which marks Kannada Rajyotsava—the anniversary of the formation of Karnataka state in 1956 through the unification of Kannada-speaking regions
- The award carries an amount of ₹5 lakh, a 25-gram gold medal, and a citation.
List of 2025 recipients
|
Sl. No. |
Awardee Name |
Field |
|
1 |
Shri H. Siddayya, IAS (Retd.) |
Administration |
|
2 |
Dr. S.V. Hittalamani |
Agriculture |
|
3 |
Shri M.C. Rangaswamy |
Agriculture |
|
4 |
Shri Prakash Raj |
Cinema / Television |
|
5 |
Smt. Vijayalakshmi Singh |
Cinema / Television |
|
6 |
Shri Basappa Bharamappa Choudki |
Folklore |
|
7 |
Shri B. Takappa Kannur |
Folklore |
|
8 |
Shri Sanningappa Satteppa Mushennagol |
Folklore |
|
9 |
Shri Hanumanthappa Marappa Chilangi |
Folklore |
|
10 |
Shri M. Thopanna |
Folklore |
|
11 |
Shri Somanna Dundappa Dhanagonda |
Folklore |
|
12 |
Smt. Sindhu Gujaran |
Folklore |
|
13 |
Shri L. Mahadevappa Udikal |
Folklore |
|
14 |
Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao |
Dance |
|
15 |
Shri Ramegowda |
Environment |
|
16 |
Shri Mallikarjun Ningappa |
Environment |
|
17 |
Shri Gundooraj |
Bayalata (Rural Theatre) |
|
18 |
Shri K. Subramanya |
Media |
|
19 |
Shri Amshi Prasannakumar |
Media |
|
20 |
Shri B.M. Haneef |
Media |
|
21 |
Shri M. Siddharaju |
Media |
|
22 |
Shri Kota Suresh Banger |
Yakshagana |
|
23 |
Shri Airbail Anand Shetty |
Yakshagana |
|
24 |
Shri Krishna Parmeshwar Hegde (K.P. Hegde) |
Yakshagana |
|
25 |
Shri Ramayya |
Science and Technology |
|
26 |
Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar |
Science and Technology |
|
27 |
Dr. R.V. Nadagoud |
Science and Technology |
|
28 |
Dr. Alamma Maranna |
Medicine |
|
29 |
Dr. Jayaranganath |
Medicine |
|
30 |
Shri Umesh Pambada |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
31 |
Dr. Ravindra Korishettar |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
32 |
Shri K. Dinesh |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
33 |
Shri Shantaraju |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
34 |
Shri Jaffar Mohiyuddin |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
35 |
Shri Penna Obalayya |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
36 |
Smt. Shanti Bai |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
37 |
Shri Pundalik Shastri (Budabudake) |
Sculpture / Miscellaneous Arts |
|
38 |
Shri Devendrakumar Pattar |
Music |
|
39 |
Shri Madivalayya Sali |
Music |
|
40 |
Smt. Sulagitti Eeramma |
Social Service |
|
41 |
Smt. Fakkiri |
Social Service |
|
42 |
Smt. Corine Antoniette Raskina |
Social Service |
|
43 |
Dr. N. Sitaram Shetty |
Social Service |
|
44 |
Shri Konandur Lingappa |
Social Service |
|
45 |
Shri Shekharagowda V. Malipatil |
Cooperation |
|
46 |
Prof. Rajendra Chenni |
Literature |
|
47 |
Shri Thumbadi Ramayya |
Literature |
|
48 |
Prof. R. Sunandamma |
Literature |
|
49 |
Dr. H.L. Pushpa |
Literature |
|
50 |
Shri Rahmat Tarikere |
Literature |
|
51 |
Shri H.M. Pujar |
Literature |
|
52 |
Shri Zakaria Bajpe (Saudi Arabia) |
Kannadiga Abroad |
|
53 |
Shri P.V. Shetty (Mumbai) |
Kannadiga Abroad |
|
54 |
Shri H.M. Paramashivayya |
Theatre |
|
55 |
Shri L.B. Sheikh (Master) |
Theatre |
|
56 |
Shri Bangarappa Khudanpur |
Theatre |
|
57 |
Shri Mime Ramesh |
Theatre |
|
58 |
Smt. D. Ratnamma Desai |
Theatre |
|
59 |
Dr. M.R. Jayaram |
Education |
|
60 |
Dr. N.S. Ramegowda |
Education |
|
61 |
Shri S.B. Hosamani |
Education |
|
62 |
Smt. Rajashree Nagaraj |
Education |
|
63 |
Shri Ashish Kumar Ballal |
Sports |
|
64 |
Shri M. Yogendra |
Sports |
|
65 |
Dr. Babina N.M. (Yoga) |
Sports |
|
66 |
Justice P.B. Bhajantri (Pavankumar Bhajantri) |
Judiciary |
|
67 |
Shri Basanna Monappa Badiger |
Sculpture |
|
68 |
Shri Nagalingappa G. Gangur |
Sculpture |
|
69 |
Shri B. Maruti |
Painting |
|
70 |
Smt. L. Hemashekar |
Handicrafts |
State Film Lifetime Achievement Awards and literary awards (2019)
News – The Karnataka State Film Lifetime Achievement Awards recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to Kannada cinema over their lifetime
- Award: Dr. Rajkumar Award
Awardee: Umashree
Category: Lifetime Achievement in Cinema
Issuing Authority: Government of Karnataka (Department of Information and Public Relations)
- Award: Puttanna Kanagal Award
Awardee: N. R. Nanjunde Gowda
Category: Lifetime Achievement in Direction
- Issuing Authority: Government of Karnataka (Department of Information and Public Relations)
- Award: Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award
Awardee: Richard Castelino
Category: Lifetime Achievement in Film Production/Direction
Issuing Authority: Government of Karnataka (Department of Information and Public Relations)
- In the literary category, the State Film Literature Award for 2019 has been conferred on senior journalist Raghunath Ch.Ha. for his book “Belli Tore – Cinema Essays,” published by Ankita Prakashana.
- Both the author and the publisher will receive ₹20,000 in cash and a silver medal each.
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