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| Karnataka Ratna | |
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| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| First awarded | 1992 |
| Last awarded | 2009 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 9 |
| First winner | Kuvempu and Rajkumar |
| Last winner | Veerendra Heggade |
Karnataka Ratna (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ) is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka. It is awarded to a person for his extraordinary contribution in any field. It was constituted in the year 1992 [1] by the Government of Karnataka. There have been a total of 9 recipients of this award.
The Award
The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a shawl. [1]
Awardees
| S.No | Name | Image | Birth / death | Awarded in | Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kuvempu | 
|
1904–1994 | 1992 | Literature | |
| 2. | Rajkumar | 
|
1929–2006 | 1992 | Cinema, Music | |
| 3. | S. Nijalingappa | 
|
1902–2000 | 1999 | Politics | [2] |
| 4. | C. N. R. Rao | 
|
b. 1934 | 2000 | Science | [3] |
| 5. | Devi Shetty | 
|
b. 1953 | 2001 | Medicine | [4] |
| 6. | Bhimsen Joshi | .jpg)
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1922–2011 | 2005 | Music | [5] |
| 7. | Shivakumara Swami | 
|
1907-2019 | 2007 | Social Service | [6] |
| 8. | Javare Gowda | 
|
1915–2016 | 2008 | Education, Literature | [1] |
| 9. | Veerendra Heggade | 
|
b. 1948 | 2009 | Social Service, Philanthropic work | [1] |
| 10. | Puneeth Rajkumar | 1975-2021 | 2021 | Cinema, Music |
References
External links
- Karnataka Ratna recipients (in Kannada). Karnataka Sahitya Academy
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