Karnataka Ratna
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Karnataka Ratna | |||||
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Type | Civilian | ||||
Category | General | ||||
Description | Highest civilian honour of Karnataka | ||||
Instituted | 1991 | ||||
First awarded | 1992 | ||||
Last awarded | 2009 | ||||
Total awarded | 9 | ||||
Awarded by | Government of Karnataka | ||||
First awardee(s) | Kuvempu | ||||
Last awardee(s) | Veerendra Heggade | ||||
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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
Kuvempu was the first recipient of this award for his contribution in the field of literature. Subsequently it has been awarded to Rajkumar, S. Nijalingappa, C. N. R. Rao, Bhimsen Joshi, Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji, Javare Gowda and Veerendra Heggade
S.No | Name | Birth / death | Awarded | Notes |
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1. | Kuvempu | 1904–1994 | 1992 | Literature. |
2. | Rajkumar | 1929–2006 | 1992 | Films |
3. | S. Nijalingappa [2] | 1902–2000 | 1999 | Politics |
4. | C. N. R. Rao [3] | b. 1934 | 2000 | Science |
5. | Devi Prasad Shetty [4] | b. 1953 | 2001 | Medicine |
6. | Bhimsen Joshi | 1922–2011 [5] | 2005 | Music |
7. | Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji [6] | b. 1907 | 2007 | Social Service |
8. | Javare Gowda [1] | b. 1918 | 2008 | Education, Literature |
9. | Veerendra Heggade [1] | b. 1948 | 2009 | Social Service, Philanthropic work |