Sculptor Ram Lalla, a human rights lawyer who is the special public prosecutor in the journalist murder case Gauri Lankesh, a hockey whiz, and two highly respected naturalists are among the 69 recipients selected by the Karnataka government. on the annual national day or Rajyotsava awards.
Arun Yogiraj, sculptor of the statue of Ram installed in the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya; S Balan human rights lawyer; Jude Felix, former Indian hockey star and coach; TV Ramachandra, a local researcher from the Indian Institute of Science; and 88-year-old environmentalist and anti-pollution activist Almitra Patel are among the winners in the sculpture, justice, sports and environment categories.
Among the other prominent winners this year are former Union minister Veerappa Moily and former minister of state BT Lalitha Naik in the field of literature.
Narayanappa Shillekyat, 92, a promoter of open theater or bayalata with poetry from the epics, and Siddappa Kariappa Kuri, a blind bayalata artist, are among the local artists who are respected. Mallamma, a midwife, is among those receiving help in the medical field.
Real estate agent Irfan Razack of the Prestige Group and former Karnataka chief secretary SV Ranganath, who served on the board of the Coffee Day group, are also honoured.
The awards will be presented as part of the 69th Rajyotsava celebrations on November 1, Karnataka’s statehood day.
Here is the list of awardees:
Field – Folk
Veerabhadraiah
Imamsabha M Vallepanavara
Ashna Ramadan
Kumaraya
Narasimhalu (Blind artist)
Basavaraja Sangappa Hariwala
SG Lakshmidevamma
Pichalli Srinivasa
Lokaya Shera
Field – Film/Short Screen
Hema Chaudhary
MS Narasimhamurthy
Forum – Music
P Rajagopal
Sadashivappa
Stage – Dance
Vidushi Lalita Rao
Field – Administration
SV Ranganath (IAS retd)
Field – Medical
Dr GB Bidenhal
Dr. Mysore Satyanarayana
Dr. Laxman Hanumappa Bidari
Veerasangaiah
Hirachand Wagdare
Mallamma (midwife)
Dilip Kumar
Field – Various
Hulikal Nataraja
Dr HR Swamy
Prahlada Rao
K Ajit Kumar Rai
Irfan Razak (architecture)
Virupaksha Ramachandrappa Havanoor
Field – Immigrants/NRIs
Kannaiah Naidu
Dr Tumbe Mohiuddin, UAE
Chandrasekhara Naik, USA
Field – Nature
Almitra Patel
Field – Farming
Shivnapur Ramesh
Puterama
Field – Media
NS Shankar
Sanath Kumar Belagali
Amar Gundappa Karatagi
Ramakrishna Badsheshi
Field – Science-Technology
Prof. TV Ramachandra
Subhaiah Arunan
Field – cooperation
Virupakshappa (weaver)
Stadium – Yakshagana
Keshav Hegde
Sitarama Tolladi
Venue – Byalata (open air theatre)
Siddappa Kariappa Kuri (Blind Artist)
Narayanappa Shillekyat
Theater – Theater
Saraskriti Julyaka Begum
Error HB
Bhagyashree Ravi
D Ramu
Janardhan H (Janni)
Hanumanadas v Pawar (Dhagal Chanda)
Field – Documents
BT Lalita Naik
Allam Prabhu Bettadur
Dr M Veerappa Moily
Hanuman Rao Doddamani
Balasaheb Lokapura
Byramangalaramegowda
Prashant Moda
Field – Sports
Jude Felix Sebastian (Hockey)
Gautham Verma
R. Umadevi (Billiards)
Forum – Judge
S Balan
Field – Sculpture
Basavaraj Badigera
Arun Yogiraj
Field – Drawing
Prabhu Harasur
Field – Handicrafts
Chandrasekhara Sirivante