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{{Infobox award
{{Infobox civilian award
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| name         = Karnataka Ratna Award
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| subheader     = ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ
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| awarded_for   = Highest civilian honour of [[Karnataka]]  
| awarded_for = Highest civilian honour of [[Karnataka]]  
| sponsor       = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| sponsor = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| established  = {{start date and age|df=yes|1992|p=y}}
| firstawarded = 1992  
| firstawarded = 1992
| lastawarded = 2009
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| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder_label = Most recent winner(s)
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| holder       = 2025<br>{{bulleted list|[[B. Saroja Devi]]|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]}}
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| award1_winner = 9
| award1_winner = 12
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_type   = First winner(s)
| award2_winner = [[Kuvempu]] and [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
| award2_winner = {{bulleted list|[[Kuvempu]]| [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]}}
| award3_type = Last winner
| next         = [[Rajyotsava Award]]  
| award3_winner = [[Veerendra Heggade]]
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'''Karnataka Ratna''' ({{Lang-kn|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 <ref name="javaregowda">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100131100019/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/16/stories/2010011653560400.htm Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade]</ref> by the [[Government of Karnataka]]. There have been a total of 9 recipients of this award.
 
== The Award ==
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 the then [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], [[S. Bangarappa]]<ref name="javaregowda">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100131100019/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/16/stories/2010011653560400.htm Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade]</ref> by the [[Government of Karnataka]]. A total of twelve persons have received this award.
 
== The award ==
 
The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a [[shawl]].<ref name="javaregowda" />
The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a [[shawl]].<ref name="javaregowda" />
== Awardees ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
== List of recipients ==
|-
 
! S.No
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
|-  
! Year
! Recipient<br /> <small>(birth–death) </small>
! Image
! Image
! Birth / death
! Awarded in
! Field
! Field
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 1.
| rowspan=2|1992
! [[Kuvempu]]
! [[Kuvempu]]<br /> <small>(1904–1994) </small>
| [[File:Kuvempu1.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg|100px]]
| 1904&ndash;1994
| 1992
| Literature
| Literature
|
|
|-
|-  
| 2.
! [[Dr. Rajkumar]]<br /> <small>(1929–2006) </small>
! [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
| [[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| Cinema
| 1929&ndash;2006
| 1992
| Cinema, Music
|
|
|-
|-  
| 3.
! [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| [[File:Snijalingappa.jpg|100px]]
| 1902&ndash;2000
| 1999
| 1999
! [[S. Nijalingappa]]<br /> <small>(1902–2000) </small>
| [[File:Siddavanahalli_Nijalingappa_2003_stamp_of_India.jpg|100px]]
| Politics
| Politics
| <ref name="nijalingappa">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208225144/http://hindu.com/2009/02/04/stories/2009020453860400.htm A home of mementoes]</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |title=A home of mementos |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/A-home-of-mementos/article16654157.ece |website=The Hindu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215164355/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/A-home-of-mementos/article16654157.ece |archive-date=15 December 2019 |language=en-IN |date=4 February 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 4.
! [[C. N. R. Rao]]
| [[File: CNRrao2.jpg|100px]]
| b. 1934
| 2000
| 2000
! [[C. N. R. Rao]]<br /> <small>(b. 1934) </small>
| [[File:Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG|100px]]
| Science
| Science
| <ref name="cnrrao">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085426/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/03/27/stories/0127000a.htm Karnataka Ratna for CNR Rao]</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Karnataka Ratna for C.N.R Rao |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/karnataka-ratna-for-cnr-rao/article27924457.ece |work=The Hindu |date=27 March 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215164326/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/karnataka-ratna-for-cnr-rao/article27924457.ece |archive-date=15 December 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 5.
| 2001
! [[Devi Shetty]]  
! [[Devi Shetty]]<br /> <small>(b.1953) </small>
| [[File:Devi Shetty.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Devi Shetty.jpg|100px]]
| b. 1953
| 2001
| Medicine
| Medicine
| <ref name="devishetty">[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/222128/padma-bhushan-raises-bar-devi.html]</ref>
| <ref name="devishetty">{{cite web| url = https://www.deccanherald.com/content/222128/padma-bhushan-raises-bar-devi.html| title = Padma Bhushan raises the bar for Devi Shetty {{!}} Deccan Herald| date = 25 January 2012}} </ref>
|-
|-
| 6.
! [[Bhimsen Joshi]]
| [[File:Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| 1922&ndash;2011
| 2005
| 2005
! [[Bhimsen Joshi]]<br /> <small>(1922–2011) </small>
| [[File:Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496009_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Bhimsen_Joshi.jpeg|100px]]
| Music
| Music
| <ref name="bhimsennomore">[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article1120779.ece Karnataka declares day’s mourning to condole Joshi's death]</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Bhimsen Joshi conferred upon 'Karnataka Rathna' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/bhimsen-joshi-conferred-upon-karnataka-rathna_245420.html |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=Zee News |date=30 September 2005 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 7.
! [[Shivakumara Swami]]
| [[File:Shivakumara Swami.png |100px]]
| 1907-2019
| 2007
| 2007
| Social Service
! [[Shivakumara Swami]]<br /> <small>(1907–2019) </small>
| <ref name="shivakumaraswami">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115709/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040220290100.htm Siddaganga seer receives Karnataka ratna]</ref>
| [[File:Shivakumara Swami.png|100px]]
|-
| Social service
| 8.
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Siddaganga seer receives Karnataka Ratna |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Siddaganga-seer-receives-Karnataka-Ratna/article14743521.ece |work=The Hindu |date=2 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629105938/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Siddaganga-seer-receives-Karnataka-Ratna/article14743521.ece |archive-date=29 June 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
! [[Javare Gowda]]
|-  
| 2008
! [[Javare Gowda]]<br /> <small>(1915–2016) </small>
| [[File:De. Javaregowda.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:De. Javaregowda.jpg|100px]]
| 1915&ndash;2016
| Education and literature
| 2008
| Education, Literature
| <ref name="javaregowda" />
| <ref name="javaregowda" />
|-
|-
| 9.
| 2009
! [[Veerendra Heggade]]  
! [[Veerendra Heggade]]<br /> <small>(b. 1948) </small>
| [[File: Veerendra Heggade 01.JPG|100px]]
| [[File: Veerendra Heggade 01.JPG|100px]]
| b. 1948
| Social service
| 2009
| Social Service, Philanthropic work
| <ref name="javaregowda" />
| <ref name="javaregowda" />
|-
|-
|10.
| 2022
![[Puneeth Rajkumar]]
|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| [[Puneeth Rajkumar|<br>'''Puneeth Rajkumar''']]#<br>{{small|(1975{{ndash}}2021)}}{{efn|[[Puneeth Rajkumar]] died on 29 October 2021, at the age of 46.}}
|  
| [[File:Puneeth Rajkumar (4).jpg|100px]]
|1975-2021
| Cinema and social service
|2021
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-20 |title='Karnataka Ratna' award for Puneeth Rajkumar on November 1 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-ratna-award-for-puneeth-rajkumar-on-november-1-8221391/ |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|Cinema, Music
|-
|
| rowspan=2|2025
|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| [[B. Saroja Devi|<br>'''B. Saroja Devi''']]#<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2025)}}{{efn|[[B. Saroja Devi]] died on 14 July 2025, at the age of 87.}}
| [[File:Saroja Devi.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan=2|Cinema
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/vishnuvardhan-saroja-devi-karnataka-ratna-award-posthumously-10244410/|title=Vishnuvardhan, Saroja Devi to be conferred with Karnataka Ratna award posthumously|work=Indian Express|date=11 September 2025}}</ref>
|-
|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|<br>'''Dr. Vishnuvardhan''']]#<br>{{small|(1950{{ndash}}2009)}}{{efn|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] died on 30 December 2009, at the age of 59.}}
| [[File:Vishnuvardhan_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
<references/>
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://karnatakasahithyaacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Karnataka-Ratna-Prashasti.pdf Karnataka Ratna recipients] (in Kannada). [[Karnataka Sahitya Academy]]
* [https://www.karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Karnataka+Ratna/en Karnataka Ratna recipients]
 
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[[Category:Recipients of the Karnataka Ratna|*]]
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 21 September 2025

Karnataka Ratna Award
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Established1992 (34 years ago) (1992)
First awarded1992
Most recent winner(s)2025
Highlights
Total awarded12
First winner(s)

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 the then Chief Minister of Karnataka, S. Bangarappa[1] by the Government of Karnataka. A total of twelve persons have received this award.

The award[edit | edit source]

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

List of recipients[edit | edit source]

Year Recipient
(birth–death) 		Image Field Notes
1992 Kuvempu
(1904–1994) 		Literature
Dr. Rajkumar
(1929–2006) 		Cinema
1999 S. Nijalingappa
(1902–2000) 		Politics [2]
2000 C. N. R. Rao
(b. 1934) 		Science [3]
2001 Devi Shetty
(b.1953) 		Medicine [4]
2005 Bhimsen Joshi
(1922–2011) 		Music [5]
2007 Shivakumara Swami
(1907–2019) 		Social service [6]
2008 Javare Gowda
(1915–2016) 		Education and literature [1]
2009 Veerendra Heggade
(b. 1948) 		Social service [1]
2022
Puneeth Rajkumar#
(1975–2021)[lower-alpha 1] 		Cinema and social service [7]
2025
B. Saroja Devi#
(1938–2025)[lower-alpha 2] 		Cinema [8]

Dr. Vishnuvardhan#
(1950–2009)[lower-alpha 3]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Puneeth Rajkumar died on 29 October 2021, at the age of 46.
  2. ↑ B. Saroja Devi died on 14 July 2025, at the age of 87.
  3. ↑ Vishnuvardhan died on 30 December 2009, at the age of 59.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  8. ↑ "Vishnuvardhan, Saroja Devi to be conferred with Karnataka Ratna award posthumously". Indian Express. 11 September 2025.

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