Rajyotsava Award: Karnataka Govt announces awards for 69 recipients including Arun Yogiraj, Veerappa Moily

Team Udayavani, Oct 30, 2024, 5:22 PM IST

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced the list of Rajyotsava Award winners, with 69 individuals and organizations set to receive the honour this year. Kannada and Culture Minister Shivraj Thangadagi made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday.

In addition to the Rajyotsava Awards, the government has also introduced the Suvarna Karnataka Awards this year, honouring a total of 100 achievers—50 men and 50 women across various fields.

Key Awardees by Category

Literature

• B.T. Lalitha Naik
• M. Veerappa Moily

Folk Arts

• Imam Saheb M. Vallepanavar
• Ashwa Ramanna
• Kumarayya
• Veerabhadrayya
• Narsimhalu (Visually-Impaired Artist)
• Basavaraj Sangappa Harival
• S.G. Lakshmidevamma
• Picchalli Srinivas
• Lokayya Shera (Bhootaradhane)

Film and Television

• Hema Chaudhary
• M.S. Narasimhamurthy

Administration

• S.V. Ranganath (IAS)

Sculpture

• Arun Yogiraj
• Basavaraj Badiger

Yakshagana

• Keshava Hegde Kolagi
• Seetharam Tholpadi