2016 Rajyotsava Awards
Date1 November 2016
LocationRavindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Karnataka
WinnerSee list

The 2016 Rajyotsava Awards ceremony took place at the Ravindra Kalakshetra on 1 November 2016.[1] Awarded annually by the government of Karnataka, the ceremony saw 61 individuals being awarded for achievements in various fields.[2] The number was chosen to mark the 61st anniversary of the formation of the State of Karnataka.[3]

List of awardees

The selection committee adhered to the yardstick of minimum age of 60 while selecting individuals for the awards. However, norms were relaxed in the field of sports and social sector.[1]

Winners:[4]

Individual

Writer K. T. Gatti, one of the winners
J.R.Lakshmanarao
AwardeeArea of expertiseHighlights
Justice Shivaraj PatilJudiciarySupreme court judge.
K. T. GattiLiteratureAuthor of 90 books in Kannada and English. He authored 45 novels, 19 plays, 9 anthologies of short stories, and many essays and poems.
Bezwada WilsonActivismActivist and National convenor of National Convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA). He started a grassroots movement to eradicate manual scavenging in India.[5]
LakshmiFilm and televisionActress
Moulasab Imamsab SadafTheatre
T. H. HemalathaTheatre
Rameshwari VermaTheatre
Umarani BarigidadaTheatre
Chandrakumar SinghTheatre
Revathi Kalyan KumarFilm and television
Srinivasa MurthyFilm and television
Sa. Ra. GovinduFilm and televisionPresident of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce
Syed SatyajithFilm and television
K Muralidhar RaoMusic and dance
Dwaraki KrishnaswamyMusic and dance
HemavathammaMusic and dance
Pandit Narayana DageMusic and dance
V. G. MahapurushMusic and dance
ThimmammaFolklore
SharadammaFolklore
Mallaiah HidikalFolklore
Sanna Birappa KariyavarFolklore
Sabhitha KambrekarFolklore
Chikka MarigowdaFolklore
M. R. Ranganath RaoYakshagana
Petri Madhav NayakYakshagana
Kinnigoli Mukhyaprana ShettigarYakshagana
SujathammaYakshagana
D. J. LavaniYakshagana
Dhruva Ramachandra PattarArt and Sculpture
Kashinath ShilpiArt and Sculpture
Basavaraj L. JaneArt and Sculpture
Parvathamma KowdiArt and Sculpture
Tulasamma KelurSocial Service
G. M. MuniyappaSocial Service
Somanna Hedge DevanakoteSocial ServiceTribal rights activist[6]
Nazeer AhmedSocial Service
L. C. SoansAgriculture/Environment
G. K. VeereshAgriculture/Environment
K. PuttannaiahAgriculture/Environment
M. A. KhadriAgriculture/Environment
M. M. MannurMedia
Bhavani LakshminarayanaMedia
Ishwara DaithotaMedia
Indudhara HonnapuraMedia
J. R. Lakshmana RaoScience/EnvironmentScience writer[7]
K. MuniyappaScience/Environment
Hebri Subhash Krishna BallalMedicine
Surjith SinghSports
S. V. SunilSports
Krishna Naikodi AmoghappaSports
Tejaswi KattimaniEducation
R. S. LokapuraLiterature
B. Shyam SundarLiterature
Sukanya MaruthiLiterature
Mahadev Shivabasappa PatanaFreedom fighter106-year-old freedom fighter from Belagavi. He represented Ramdurg in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1957. Participated in the Quit India Movement and the Karnataka unification movement. He led the agitation to free Ramdurg from the British. A reward of 10,000 was announced by the British to catch him dead or alive. He was a follower of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
M. N. ValiOther fields
R. JaiprasadOther fields
Shakunthala NarasimhanOther fields
Devaraj ReddyOther fieldsHydro-geologist

Organisations/Associations

Sl.NoAwardeeArea of expertiseLocationHighlights
1Team YUVAA [8]NGOBidar

References

  1. 1 2 "61 chosen for Rajyotsava award". The Hindu. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. "61 people bag 2016's Rajyotsava awards". Bengaluru. The New Indian Express. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. "I had no say in Rajyotsava awards, says Siddaramaiah". Deccan Chronicle. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. "List of Rajyotsava awardees". Bengaluru. Deccan Herald. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. "Karnataka's top honour for 'Julie' Lakshmi and Bezwada Wilson". Deccan Chronicle. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. "Tribal activist presented 'People's Rajyotsava' award". The Hindu. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. "Rajyotsava Award conferred on J.R. Lakshmana Rao". Star of Mysore. bangalorefirst.in. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  8. "Karnataka Government". karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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