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{{Short description|Awards given by the government of Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 2016 Rajyotsava Awards
| date = 1 November 2016
| location = [[Ravindra Kalakshetra]], [[Bangalore]]
| country = India
| presenter = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| host =
| winner = See [[Rajyotsava Awards (2016)#List of awardees|list]]
| website =
| previous = [[Rajyotsava Awards (2015)|2015]]
| main = [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]]
| next = [[Rajyotsava Awards (2019)|2019]]
}}
The '''2016 Rajyotsava Awards''' ceremony took place at the [[Ravindra Kalakshetra]] on 1 November 2016.<ref name="th">{{cite news|title=61 chosen for Rajyotsava award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/61-chosen-for-Rajyotsava-award/article15878372.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=2 April 2017|date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Awarded annually by the [[government of Karnataka]], the ceremony saw 61 individuals being awarded for achievements in various fields.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/oct/31/61-people-bag-2016s-rajyotsava-awards-1533408.html|title=61 people bag 2016’s Rajyotsava awards|date=31 October 2016|agency=The New Indian Express|access-date=31 October 2016|location=Bengaluru}}</ref> The number was chosen to mark the 61st anniversary of the [[Karnataka Rajyotsava|formation of the State of Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I had no say in Rajyotsava awards, says Siddaramaiah|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/021116/siddaramaiah-i-had-no-say-in-rajyotsava-awards.html|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2 April 2017|date=2 November 2016}}</ref>

==List of awardees==
The selection committee adhered to the yardstick of minimum age of 60 while selecting individuals for the awards. However, norms were relaxed in the field of sports and social sector.<ref name="th"/>

Winners:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/578550/list-rajyotsava-awardees.html|title=List of Rajyotsava awardees|date=31 October 2016|agency=Deccan Herald|accessdate=31 October 2016|location=Bengaluru}}</ref>

===Individual===
[[File:K.T.Gatti's photo.jpg|upright|thumbnail|Writer K. T. Gatti, one of the winners]]
[[File:J R Lakshmana Rao.jpg|upright|thumbnail|J.R.Lakshmanarao]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Awardee !! Area of expertise!! Highlights

|-

| [[Shivaraj Patil|Justice Shivaraj Patil]] || Judiciary || Supreme court judge.
|-
| K. T. Gatti ||Literature || Author of 90 books in Kannada and English. He authored 45 novels, 19 plays, 9 anthologies of short stories, and many essays and poems.
|-
| [[Bezwada Wilson]] || Activism || Activist and National convenor of National Convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA). He started a grassroots movement to eradicate [[manual scavenging]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karnataka's top honour for 'Julie' Lakshmi and Bezwada Wilson|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/311016/karnatakas-top-honour-for-julie-lakshmi-and-bezwada-wilson.html|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2 April 2017|date=31 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] || Film and television || Actress
|-
| Moulasab Imamsab Sadaf || Theatre ||
|-
|T. H. Hemalatha||Theatre||
|-
|Rameshwari Verma||Theatre||
|-
|Umarani Barigidada||Theatre||
|-
|Chandrakumar Singh||Theatre||
|-
|Revathi Kalyan Kumar||Film and television||
|-
|[[Srinivasa Murthy]]||Film and television||
|-
|Sa. Ra. Govindu||Film and television|| President of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce
|-
|Syed Satyajith||Film and television||
|-
|K Muralidhar Rao||Music and dance||
|-
|Dwaraki Krishnaswamy||Music and dance||
|-
|Hemavathamma||Music and dance||
|-
|Pandit Narayana Dage||Music and dance||
|-
|V. G. Mahapurush||Music and dance||
|-
|Thimmamma||Folklore||
|-
|Sharadamma||Folklore||
|-
|Mallaiah Hidikal||Folklore||
|-
|Sanna Birappa Kariyavar||Folklore||
|-
|Sabhitha Kambrekar||Folklore||
|-
|Chikka Marigowda||Folklore||
|-
|M. R. Ranganath Rao ||Yakshagana||
|-
|Petri Madhav Nayak||Yakshagana||
|-
|Kinnigoli Mukhyaprana Shettigar||Yakshagana||
|-
|Sujathamma||Yakshagana||
|-
|D. J. Lavani||Yakshagana||
|-
|Dhruva Ramachandra Pattar||Art and Sculpture||
|-
|Kashinath Shilpi||Art and Sculpture||
|-
|Basavaraj L. Jane||Art and Sculpture||
|-
|Parvathamma Kowdi||Art and Sculpture||
|-
|Tulasamma Kelur||Social Service||
|-
|G. M. Muniyappa||Social Service||
|-
|Somanna Hedge Devanakote||Social Service|| Tribal rights activist<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribal activist presented 'People's Rajyotsava' award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Tribal-activist-presented-%E2%80%98People%E2%80%99s-Rajyotsava%E2%80%99-award/article16444174.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=2 April 2017|date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Nazeer Ahmed||Social Service||
|-
|L. C. Soans||Agriculture/Environment||
|-
|G. K. Veeresh ||Agriculture/Environment||
|-
|K. Puttannaiah||Agriculture/Environment||
|-
|M. A. Khadri||Agriculture/Environment||
|-
|M. M. Mannur||Media||
|-
|Bhavani Lakshminarayana||Media||
|-
|Ishwara Daithota||Media||
|-
|Indudhara Honnapura||Media||
|-
|J. R. Lakshmana Rao ||Science/Environment|| Science writer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajyotsava Award conferred on J.R. Lakshmana Rao|url=http://www.bangalorefirst.in/?p=24672|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212052832/http://www.bangalorefirst.in/?p=24672|archivedate=12 December 2016|work=Star of Mysore|publisher=bangalorefirst.in|accessdate=2 April 2017|date=6 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|K. Muniyappa||Science/Environment||
|-
|Hebri Subhash Krishna Ballal||Medicine||
|-
|Surjith Singh||Sports||
|-
|[[S. V. Sunil]]||Sports||
|-
|Krishna Naikodi Amoghappa||Sports||
|-
|Tejaswi Kattimani||Education||
|-
|R. S. Lokapura||Literature||
|-
|B. Shyam Sundar||Literature||
|-
|Sukanya Maruthi||Literature||
|-
|Mahadev Shivabasappa Patana||Freedom fighter|| 106-year-old freedom fighter from [[Belagavi]]. He represented [[Ramdurg]] in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1957. Participated in the [[Quit India Movement]] and the [[Unification of Karnataka|Karnataka unification movement]]. He led the agitation to free Ramdurg from the British. A reward of {{INR}}10,000 was announced by the British to catch him dead or alive. He was a follower of [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]].
|-
|M. N. Vali||Other fields||
|-
|R. Jaiprasad||Other fields||
|-
|Shakunthala Narasimhan ||Other fields||
|-
|Devaraj Reddy|| Other fields || Hydro-geologist
|}

===Organisations/Associations===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=95%
|-
! width=6%|Sl.No !! width=25%|Awardee !! width=14%|Area of expertise !! width=15%| Location !! width=40%|Highlights
|-
| 1 || '''Team YUVAA''' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Government |url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State+Awards/Rajyotsava+Awards/en |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=karnataka.gov.in}}</ref>|| NGO || [[Bidar]] ||
|-
|}

==References==

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[[Category:Rajyotsava Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2016]]

Rajyotsava Awards (2016) - Revision history

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