Bengaluru: The state government on Monday announced Kannada Rajyotsava awards for 64 people in their respective field for their distinguished work.
The awardees are as follows:
Literature: Dr Manjappa Shetty Masagalli. B. Rajashekarapapa, Chandrakanth Karavalli and Dr Saraswathi Chimagalli.
Theatre: Parashuram Siddi, Pal Suidarshan, Hooli Shekar, N. Shivalingaiah, Dr H.K. Ramanath and Bhargavi Narayan.
Music: Chote Rehamat Khan, Nagavalli Nagaraj, Dr Muddumohan and Srinivas Udupa.
Folklore: Neelagararu Doddagavisiddappa Manteswami Paramapare, Holabasaiah Dundaiah Sambalada, Bheemsingh Sakaram Rathod, Usman Sab Khadar Sab, Kotresh Chennabasappa Kotrappanavara and K.R. Holsalaiah.
Sculptor: V.V. Deshpande and K. Jnaneshwar.
Art: U. Rameshrao and Mohan Sitanoor .
Sports: Vishwanath Bhaskar Ganiga, Chenanada Kuntappa and Nanditha Naganagoudar.
Yoga: Vanithakka and Kushi.
Yakshagana: Sridhar Bhandary Puttur.
Bayaluatta and film: Y. Mallappa Gavai and Shylashree.
Short films: Jayakumar Kodaganoor
Academics: S.R.Gunjal, Prof. T. Shivanna, Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda and Dr Gururaj Karjagi.
Journalism: B.V. Mallikarjunaiah
Cooperation: Ramesh Vaidya
Social Service: S.G. Bharathi and Kattige Chennappa.
Agriculture: B.K. Devarao and Visveshwar Sajjan
Environment: Saaalumarada Veerachar and Shivaji Chatrappa Kaganikar.
Medicine: Dr Hanumantharaya, Dr Anjanappa, Dr Nagaratna, Dr G.T. Subhash and Dr Krishnaprasad
Judiciary: N. Kumar.
Non-resident Kannadigas: Jayanth Manolli, Gangadhar Bevinakoppa and B.G. Mohandas
Cottage Industries: Navaratna Indudhar
Critic: K.V. Subramanya
Overall: Dr Vijay Sankeshwar, S.T. Shanta Gangadhar, Dr Chennaveera Shivacharya, Lt Col B.N. B.M. Prasad, Dr.N. Someshwar and K. Prakash Shetty,
chairman MRG Group
Associations: Prabhat Art International and Patanajali Yoga Shikshana Samiti.
The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards is the second-highest civilian honour of the Karnataka state of India which is conferred annually by Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as the Kannada Rajyotsava.
