Karnataka Ratna

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Karnataka Ratna Award
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ
Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored by Government of Karnataka
Established1992(33 years ago) (1992)
First award1992
Most recent winner(s)2025
Highlights
Total awarded12
First winner(s)

The Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person's extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year 1992 by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka, S. Bangarappa [1] by the Government of Karnataka. A total of twelve persons have received this award.

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The award

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

List of recipients

YearRecipient
(birth–death) 		ImageFieldNotes
1992 Kuvempu
(1904–1994) 		Kuvempu 2017 stamp of India.jpg Literature
Dr. Rajkumar
(1929–2006) 		Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg Cinema
1999 S. Nijalingappa
(1902–2000) 		Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa 2003 stamp of India.jpg Politics [2]
2000 C. N. R. Rao
(b. 1934) 		Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao 03650.JPG Science [3]
2001 Devi Shetty
(b.1953) 		Devi Shetty.jpg Medicine [4]
2005 Bhimsen Joshi
(1922–2011) 		Stamp of India - 2014 - Colnect 496009 - Indian Musicians - Bhimsen Joshi.jpeg Music [5]
2007 Shivakumara Swami
(1907–2019) 		Shivakumara Swami.png Social service [6]
2008 Javare Gowda
(1915–2016) 		De. Javaregowda.jpg Education and literature [1]
2009 Veerendra Heggade
(b. 1948) 		Veerendra Heggade 01.JPG Social service [1]
2022
Puneeth Rajkumar#
(1975–2021) [a] 		Puneeth Rajkumar (4).jpg Cinema and social service [7]
2025
B. Saroja Devi#
(1938–2025) [b] 		Saroja Devi.jpg Cinema [8]

Dr. Vishnuvardhan#
(1950–2009) [c] 		Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg

Notes

  1. ↑ Puneeth Rajkumar died on 29 October 2021, at the age of 46.
  2. ↑ B. Saroja Devi died on 14 July 2025, at the age of 87.
  3. ↑ Vishnuvardhan died on 30 December 2009, at the age of 59.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade
  2. ↑ "A home of mementos". The Hindu. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Karnataka Ratna for C.N.R Rao". The Hindu. 27 March 2001. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Padma Bhushan raises the bar for Devi Shetty | Deccan Herald". 25 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Bhimsen Joshi conferred upon 'Karnataka Rathna'". Zee News. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Siddaganga seer receives Karnataka Ratna". The Hindu. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Karnataka Ratna' award for Puneeth Rajkumar on November 1". The Indian Express . 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Vishnuvardhan, Saroja Devi to be conferred with Karnataka Ratna award posthumously". Indian Express. 11 September 2025.
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