Karnataka Ratna
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Established1992; 32 years ago (1992)
First awarded1992
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded10

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 by Chief Minister S Bangarappa [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 Literature
1992 Rajkumar Cinema
1999 S. Nijalingappa Politics [2]
2000 C. N. R. Rao Science [3]
2001 Devi Shetty Medicine [4]
2005 Bhimsen Joshi Music [5]
2007 Shivakumara Swami Social service [6]
2008 Javare Gowda Education, literature [1]
2009 Veerendra Heggade Social service [1]
2022 Puneeth Rajkumar
(posthumously) 		Cinema and Social Service [7]

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". 25 January 2012.
  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. ^ "'Karnataka Ratna' award for Puneeth Rajkumar on November 1". The Indian Express. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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