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| Rajyotsava Prashasti |
| Award Information |
| Type |
Civilian |
| Category |
Literature, Music, Dance,
Theatre, Journalism, Sports,
Medicine, Education, Agriculture,
Information Technology and Science |
| Instituted |
1966 |
| First Awarded |
1966 |
| Last Awarded |
2006 |
| Awarded by |
Government of Karnataka |
| Award Rank |
| Karnataka Ratna ← Rajyotsava Prashasti → |
The Annual Rajyotsava Awards are conferred by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the birth of Karnataka State on November 1 celebrated as Kannada Rajyotsava. The awards celebrate achievements by persons of eminence in their chosen fields. The awardees are from the fields of literature, music, dance, theatre, journalism, sports, medicine, education, agriculture, Information Technology and Science.[1] The awards are presented on November 1st of every year in Bangalore by the Chief minister of Karnataka. Each award carries aan amount of Rs. 10,000, a shawl, a citation and a memento. In addition to that Government allots commercial land for eligible awardees.[2]
[edit] Complete list of the Awardees
| S.No |
Name |
Birth / death |
Awarded |
Notes |
| 1. |
S. K. Amin |
1918–1995 |
1991 |
Servicing co-operative movement and social service |
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