Karnataka Ratna Award | |
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ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ | |
Awarded for | Highest civilian honour of Karnataka |
Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
Established | 1992 |
First awarded | 1992 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 10 |
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 comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a shawl.[1]
Year | Name | Image | Field | Notes |
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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) |
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Cinema and Social Service | [7] |