Rajyotsava awards 2019 list released

Team Udayavani, Oct 28, 2019, 4:25 PM IST

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.