Karnataka Ratna

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Karnataka Ratna
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Established1992; 30 years ago (1992)
First awarded1992
Last awarded2021
Highlights
Total awarded10
First winner and Dr. Rajkumar
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The Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person's extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year 1992[1] by the Government of Karnataka. A total of ten persons have received this award.

The Award[]

The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a shawl.[1]

List of recipients[]

Year Name Image Field Notes
1992 Kuvempu Kuvempu1.jpg Literature
1992 Dr. Rajkumar Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg Cinema
1999 S. Nijalingappa Snijalingappa.jpg Politics [2]
2000 C. N. R. Rao CNRrao2.jpg Science [3]
2001 Devi Shetty Devi Shetty.jpg Medicine [4]
2005 Bhimsen Joshi Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (cropped).jpg Music [5]
2007 Shivakumara Swami Shivakumara Swami.png Social service [6]
2008 Javare Gowda De. Javaregowda.jpg Education, literature [1]
2009 Veerendra Heggade Veerendra Heggade 01.JPG Social service [1]
2021 (Announced) Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (1) (headshot).jpg Cinema, social service [7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade
  2. ^ "A home of mementos". The Hindu. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Ratna for C.N.R Rao". The Hindu. 27 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Padma Bhushan raises the bar for Devi Shetty | Deccan Herald".
  5. ^ "Bhimsen Joshi conferred upon 'Karnataka Rathna'". Zee News. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Siddaganga seer receives Karnataka Ratna". The Hindu. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar to be honoured with Karnataka Ratna award: CM Bommai". The News Minute. 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Karnataka Ratna for Puneeth: Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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