Karnataka Rajyotsav Awards 2023: Karnataka celebrates 50 years of its foundation. The day commemorates the unification of the Kannada-speaking regions of southern India into the state of Karnataka.
Twinkle Updated: November 1, 2023 at 2:01 PM IST
Complete List of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award Winners 2023
Karnataka Rajyotsav 2023: Karnataka Rajyotsava also known as Karnataka Formation Day is a state festival. The annual celebration on November 1 commemorates the formation of Karnataka as a state. On this day in 1956, a separate state was formed for the Kannada speaking people including parts of Mysore, Bombay and Hyderabad. And on the golden jubilee this year, Karnataka CM Sidaramaiah revealed the list of Kannada Rajyotsava award winners for the year 2023.
The highly regarded Kannada Rajyotsava Award honors the rich cultural heritage of Karnataka. This award is given to persons who have significantly advanced the literature, art or culture of the Kannada language. Shivaraj Tangadagi, Minister of Kannada and Culture, said the department had received more than 2,000 applications for the award, which consists of a plaque, 25 grams of gold and a cash prize of ₹5 lakh.
The list of winners includes thirteen women, thirteen members of minorities, and one person who identifies as a third gender, along with 41 men. A committee headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah selected all the winners and on November 1 at Ravindra Kalakshetra he will felicitate the winners.
S. no |
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award Winner |
Profession/Category |
1. |
S. Somanath |
President of ISRO |
3. |
V. Gopala Gowda |
Retired judge of the Supreme Court |
4. |
Dinesh Amin to Matt |
Former journalist |
5. |
Charmadi Hasanabba |
Social service |
6. |
Huchchamma Basappa Chowdri |
Social service |
7. |
Lt. Gen. Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa |
Indian Army |
8. |
Dingri’ Nagaraj |
Cinema |
9. |
B Janaradhan |
Cinema |
10. |
K. Roopa Naik |
Social service |
11. |
Husenabi Buden Sab Siddi |
Folk art |
12. |
Puttaswamy Gowda |
Freedom fighter |
13. |
GV Balaram |
administration |
14. |
Javarappa |
Newspaper distributor |
15. |
Maya Sharma |
Media service |
16. |
Rafi Bhandari |
Media service |
17. |
Gopalan Jagadish |
Science/technology |
18. |
Seetharam Iyengar |
NRI Kannadigas |
19. |
Deepak Shetty |
NRI Kannadigas |
20. |
Shashikiran Shetty. |
NRI Kannadigas |
21. |
Dr. Nayana S More |
Music/Dance |
22. |
Neela M Kodli |
Music/Dance |
23. |
Shabbir Ahmed |
Music/Dance |
24. |
Dr.S Balesh Bhajantri |
Music/Dance |
25. |
AG Chidambara Rao Jamba |
Drama |
26. |
P Gangadhara Swamy |
Drama |
27. |
HB Sarojamma |
Drama |
28. |
Dr. Vishwanath Vanshakrita Math |
Drama |
29. |
P. Thippeswamy |
Drama |
30. |
T. Shivashankar |
Sculpture, Painting, Handwork |
31. |
Kalappa Vishwakarma |
Sculpture, Painting, Handwork |
32. |
Marta Jakimovich |
Sculpture, Painting, Handwork |
33. |
P. Gouraiah |
Sculpture, Painting, Handwork |
34. |
Argodu Mohandas Shenye |
Yakshagana |
35. |
K. Leelavati Baipadittaya |
Yakshagana |
36. |
Keshappa Shillikiatar |
Yakshagana |
37. |
Dalvai Siddappa (pig farmer) |
Yakshagana |
38. |
Shivangi Shanmari |
National |
39. |
Mahadev |
People’s field |
40. |
Narasappa |
People’s field |
41. |
Shakuntala Devalanayak |
People’s field |
42. |
NH Karamanchappa |
People’s field |
43. |
Dr. Shambu Paisigar |
People’s field |
44. |
Vibhuti Gundappa |
People’s field |
45. |
Chaudamma |
People’s field |
46. |
Shivareddy Hanumreddy Vasana |
Environment |
47. |
Venerable Nijagunananda Mahaswami |
Social service |
48. |
Niskala Mandapa |
Social service |
49. |
Nagaraju.G |
Social service |
50. |
Dr. C. Ramachandra |
Medical |
51. |
Dr. Prashant Shetty |
Medical |
52. |
Prof. C. Naganna |
Literature |
53. |
Subbu Holejar |
Literature |
54. |
Satish Kulkarni |
Literature |
55. |
Lakshmipati Kolar |
Literature |
56. |
Parappa Gurupadappa Siddapur |
Literature |
57. |
Dr. K Sharif |
Literature |
58. |
Ramappa (Ramanna) coral |
Education |
59. |
K. Chandrasekhar |
Education |
60. |
To KT Chand |
Education |
61. |
Mrs. Divya TS |
Sports |
62. |
Ashok Gadigeppa Enagi |
Sports |
63. |
Aditi Ashok |
Sports |
64. |
Somanathreddy Poorma |
Environment |
65. |
Dayavangowda T Patil |
Environment |
66. |
AM Madari |
Complex |
67. |
Mimicry Dayanand |
Complex |
68. |
Dr. Kabbinale Vasant Bhardwaj |
Complex |
Karnataka Rajyostava Award Winners: 10 Organizations
Apart from honoring the contributions of individuals in various fields and sectors, the organization was given 10 special awards on the occasion of ‘Karnataka Sambhrama’ which commemorated the golden jubilee of the renaming of the state of Mysuru as Karnataka. Check the table below for the names of the 10 organizations below:
S. no |
Organization |
City |
1. |
Vidyadana Samithi |
Gadag |
2. |
Maruthi Janaseva Sangha |
Dakshina Kannada |
3. |
Chinnar Bimba |
Mumbai |
4. |
Sneharanga Havyasi Kala Samstha |
Bagalkot |
5. |
Federation of Muslim Educational Institutions |
Dakshina Kannada |
6. |
Samaja Kalyana Sanskrithik Sangha, Moulana Azad Shikshana |
Davangere |
7. |
Karnataka Sahitya Sangha |
Yadgiri |
8. |
A mythical society |
Bengaluru |
9. |
BN Shivaram Pustaka Prakashan |
Mysuru |
10. |
Karnataka Sangha |
Shivamogga |
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