Karnataka Ratna
Karnataka Ratna | |
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Awarded for | Highest civilian honour of Karnataka |
Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
First awarded | 1992 |
Last awarded | 2009 |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 9 |
First winner | Kuvempu |
Last winner | Veerendra Heggade |
Karnataka Ratna (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ) is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka. It is awarded to a person for his extraordinary contribution in any field. It was constituted in the year 1992 [1] by the Government of Karnataka. There have been a total of 9 recipients of 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 | Notes |
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1. | Kuvempu | 1904–1994 | 1992 | Literature | |
2. | Dr.Rajkumar | 1929–2006 | 1992 | Cinema, Music | |
3. | S. Nijalingappa [2] | 1902–2000 | 1999 | Politics | |
4. | C. N. R. Rao [3] | b. 1934 | 2000 | Science | |
5. | Devi Prasad Shetty [4] | b. 1953 | 2001 | Medicine | |
6. | Bhimsen Joshi | 1922–2011 [5] | 2005 | Music | |
7. | Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji [6] | b. 1907 | 2007 | Social Service | |
8. | Javare Gowda [1] | – | 1918–2016 | 2008 | Education, Literature |
9. | Veerendra Heggade [1] | b. 1948 | 2009 | Social Service, Philanthropic work | |
References
External links
- Karnataka Ratna recipients (in Kannada). Karnataka Sahitya Academy
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