Karnataka Ratna

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.

Karnataka Ratna
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
First awarded1992
Last awarded2009
Highlights
Total awarded9
First winnerKuvempu
Last winnerVeerendra Heggade

The Award

The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a shawl. [1]

Awardees
S.No Name Image Birth / death Awarded Notes
1. Kuvempu 1904–1994 1992 Literature
2. Dr. Rajkumar 1929–2006 1992 Cinema, Music
3. S. Nijalingappa [2] 1902–2000 1999 Politics
4. C. N. R. Rao [3] b. 1934 2000 Science
5. Devi Shetty [4] b. 1953 2001 Medicine
6. Bhimsen Joshi 1922–2011 [5] 2005 Music
7. Shivakumara Swami [6] 1907-2019 2007 Social Service
8. Javare Gowda [1]  – 1915–2016 2008 Education, Literature
9. Veerendra Heggade [1] b. 1948 2009 Social Service, Philanthropic work
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References
  1. Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade
  2. A home of mementoes
  3. Karnataka Ratna for CNR Rao
  5. Karnataka declares day’s mourning to condole Joshi's death
  6. Siddaganga seer receives Karnataka ratna
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