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K Sivan, among 67 to receive Rajyotsava awards by Karnataka awards

Former ISRO Chairman K Sivan, actors Dattanna, Avinash and Sihi Kahi Chandru are among 67 personalities who will be awarded Rajyotsava Award this year, by the Karnataka government. The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a gold medal and a citation, will be distributed on November 1, the state formation day.

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This is the first time that the Karnataka government formed an expert committee to identify achievers from various fields for the awards given on November 1. Previously, the selection was made from a list of applicants. There has been criticism from some sections that awards are given to those with affiliations to the BJP and right-wing groups.

Rajyotsava awards: The full list of awardees

Overall

Subbarama Sheety
Vidwan Gopal Krishna Sharma
Soligara Madamma

Armed services

Subedar BK Kumaraswamy

Journalism

HR Srisha
GM Shirahatti

Science and Technology

K Sivan
Dr DR Balooragi

Agriculture

Ganesh Thimmaiah
Chandrashekar Narayanapura

Environment

Salumarada Ninganna
Pourakarmika
Mallamma Hoovinahadagali

Administration

Dr LM Manjunath
Madan Gopal

Non-resident Kannadigas

Devidas Shetty
Arvind Patil
Krishnamurthy Manja
Rajukumar

Medicine

Dr HS Mohan
Dr Basavanthappa

Social service

Dr Ravi Shetty
C Kariyappa
MS Kori Shettar
D Madegowda
Balbir Singh

Commerce

BV Naidu
Jayaram Banan
J Srinivas

Theatre

Thippanna Helavar
Lalithabai Chennadasar
Gurunath Hugar
Prabhakar Joshi
Srisaila Huddar

Music

Narayana M
Ananathacharya Balacharya
Anjinappa Satpaadi
Anantha Kulkarni

Folk art

Sahademappa Eerappa Nadiger
Gudda Panara
Kamalamma Soolagitthi
Savithri Pujar
Rachaiah Salimath
Maheshwaragowda Lingadahalli

Sculpture

Parashuram Pawar
Hanumanthappa Balappa Hukkeri

Painting

Sannarangappa Chitrakaar

Films

Dattanna
Avinash

Sihi Kahi Chandru
Yakshagana
MA Nayak
Subramanya Dhareshwar
Sarapadi Ashok Shetty
Bayalata
Adavayya Hiremath
Shankarappa Mallappa Horapete
H Pandurangappa

Literature

Shankar Chachadi
Krishnegowda
Ashokbabu Neelagar
Aa Ra Mitra
Ramakrishna Marathe

Education

Koti Rangappa
MG Nagaraj

Sports

Dattatreya Govind Kulkarni
Raghavendra Anvekar

Judiciary

Venkatachalapathy
Nanjundareddy

About the Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards:

The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as the Kannada Rajyotsava.

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