The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards,[1][2][3][4] the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as the Kannada Rajyotsava.[5]
| Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award | |
| Sponsored by |  Government of Karnataka |
| Formerly called | Mysore State Award (1966–1972) |
| Reward(s) | • ₹1,00,000/- • Gold Medal |
| First awarded | 1966 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 2400 (Awardees including Individuals & Institutions) |
The awards are presented in Bengaluru by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 1 November of every year. Each award carries an amount of ₹100,000, a 20-gram gold medal and a citation.[6] In addition to that, the government has in the past, allotted commercial land for eligible awardees.[7]
Recipients
| Year | Recipients | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | M. C. Modi | Medicine |
| 1966 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay | Social Work |
| 1966 | M. Adikesavulu | Medicine |
| 1966 | Veerannagowda Patil | Social Work |
| 1966 | M. Narasimhaiah | Engineering |
| 1966 | H. F. Kattimani | Education |
| 1966 | Muniswamappa | Social Work |
| 1966 | D. N. Krishnaiah Setty | Social Work |
| 1966 | Bhagirathibai Puranik | Social Work |
| 1966 | Bheemarao Potdar | Indian Independence Movement |
| 1967 | Kapatral Krishna Rao | Research |
| 1967 | Albuquerque | Social Work |
| 1967 | Umadevi Kundapur | Social Work |
| 1967 | Krishnappa | Social Work |
| 1967 | K. Sampathgiri Rao | Education |
| 1967 | Malladihalli Raghavendra | Social Work |
| 1967 | S. Malurkar | Mathematics & Science |
| 1967 | B. Venkatasubba Rao | Medicine |
| 1967 | Gopalarajan | Medicine |
| 1967 | Aadya Anantacharya | Ayurveda |
| 1968 | B. K. Belliappa | Social Work |
| 1968 | K. M. Nanjappa | Social Work |
| 1968 | A. K. Lingappa Gowda | Social Work |
| 1968 | K. P. Puttegowda | Social Work |
| 1968 | Patel Marigowda | Social Work |
| 1968 | Yavagal | Social Work |
| 1968 | Manik Rao Bhim Rao Patil | Social Work |
| 1968 | K. T. Ramaswamy | Music |
| 1968 | Honnaiah | Social Work |
| 1968 | Champabai Firoz Bogal | Social Work |
| 1968 | Subrahmanya Shetty Tammaji | Social Work |
| 1968 | Y. H. Venkataramanappa | Social Work |
| 1969 | Yaamunacharya | Education |
| 1969 | H. V. Krishna Rao | Agriculture |
| 1969 | B. R. Purohith | Journalism |
| 1969 | B. H. Katharaki | Agriculture |
| 1969 | Appa Rao | Agriculture |
| 1969 | V. Dasappa Reddy | Agriculture |
| 1969 | A. R. Chikkappaiah | Sports |
| 1969 | R. Nagendra Rao | Drama / Cinema |
| 1969 | R. Marthanda Varma | Medicine |
| 1969 | H. Narasimhaiah | Education |
| 1969 | P. R. Ramaiya | Journalism |
| 1970 | P. I. Joseph | Sports |
| 1970 | H. V. Narayana Rao | Engineering |
| 1970 | Gangubai Hangal | Music |
| 1970 | Gaadi Cheluvarayana Shetty | Social Work |
| 1970 | Mallikarjunappa Gowda | Social Work |
| 1970 | Mohammed Shafi | Medicine |
| 1970 | H. R. Arakeri | Agriculture |
| 1970 | Devangi Prafulla Chandra | Progressive Farming |
| 1970 | Katte Sethuramachar | Progressive Farming |
| 1970 | G. P. Rajarathnam | Literature |
| 1970 | B. R. Panthulu | Cinema |
| 1970 | Victoria S. Peter | Social Work |
| 1970 | Doraiswamy Iyengar | Music |
| 1970 | Puttaraj Gawai | Music |
| 1970 | M. K. Vaidya | Medicine |
References
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