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

TV

• 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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