Karnataka Ratna

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.

Karnataka Ratna
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
First awarded1992
Last awarded2009
Highlights
Total awarded9
First winnerKuvempu
Last winnerVeerendra Heggade

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
1. Kuvempu 19041994 1992 Literature
2. Rajkumar 19292006 1992 Cinema, Music
3. S. Nijalingappa [2] 19022000 1999 Politics
4. C. N. R. Rao [3] b. 1934 2000 Science
5. Devi Shetty [4] b. 1953 2001 Medicine
6. Bhimsen Joshi 19222011 [5] 2005 Music
7. Shivakumara Swami [6] 1907-2019 2007 Social Service
8. Javare Gowda [1]   19182016 2008 Education, Literature
9. Veerendra Heggade [1] b. 1948 2009 Social Service, Philanthropic work

References

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