The state government has announced the list of recipients for the prestigious Kannada Rajyotsava Award for the year 2026. A total of 71 achievers who have rendered notable service in various fields have been selected for this year’s Rajyotsava Award.
Here is the list of award winners by major fields:
Folk (Janapada)
1. Davalsab Attar, Koppal
2. Gauramma, Chamarajanagar
3. Pandappa Devalappa Lamani, Gadag
4. A. R. Satyanarayana, Bengaluru South
5. Eranna Rudrakshi, Raichur
6. Shivalingappa M, Koppal
7. Suresh Ramachandra Joshi, Vijayapura
Music
8. Dr. C. A. Sridhar, Mysuru
9. Dr. A. Narayana Swamy, Hassan
10. Sri B. Murali, Bengaluru
Rural Dance
11. Dr. Satyanarayana Raju, Bengaluru Urban
Cinema / Television
12. Venkataramana Babajee, Dharwad
13. Ashok, Bengaluru Rural
14. K. S. Ravindranath, Bengaluru Urban
Yakshagana
15. Gopala Ganiga, Udupi
Bayalata
16. Huligamma, Ballari
Theatre
17. D. Kempanna Bin Late Dyavappa, Bengaluru Rural
18. K. Jayalakshmi Patil, Dharwad
19. G. D. Thimmayya, Chitradurga
20. K. R. Sumathi, Mysuru
21. H. V. Puttaveerappa, Bengaluru South
22. Honnanayak, Mysuru
Sculpture
23. G. V. Hamsananda Acharya, Vijayanagara
24. Kadappa Parashurama Gadivaddar, Belagavi
Painting
25. C. B. Somashetty, Bidar
Handicrafts
26. Shantabai, Bidar
Agriculture
27. H. K. Sreeranthu, Bengaluru South
28. B. A. Channappagowda, Bengaluru Urban
Environment
29. Dr. Swami Anand R., Mysuru
Science – Technology
30. Prof. Rajasab A. H., Kalaburagi
31. Dr. Rajashekhara Murthy, (Canada)
Media
32. D. Umapathi, Chitradurga
33. M. P. Susheela, Bengaluru Urban
Media / Photography
34. Vishwanath Suvarna, Dakshina Kannada
Others
35. Rukminibai Nagappa Vashthar, Bagalkot
36. D. S. Chowgule, Belagavi
37. Belluru Shankara Narayana Dwarakanath, Bengaluru Urban
38. Ravipraveen Noronha, Bengaluru Urban
39. M. R. Jaishankar, Chikkamagaluru
40. Prasad Bidappa, Kodagu
41. Vasappa Yallappa Kusagoor, Haveri
Architecture
42. B. P. Aaradhya, Bengaluru South
Social Service
43. Dr. Annadaneeshwara Mahashivayogi, Gadag
44. Basavaraju, Mandya
45. Kagodu Thimmappa, Shivamogga
46. Dr. S. M. Eli, Davanagere
47. Dr. G. S. Chandrashekar (Adarsha Charitable Trust), Uttara Kannada
48. Dr. Shivananda Mahaswami, Kalaburagi
49. Krishnegowda Bin Venkatarayappa, Chikkaballapura
50. A. C. Bhandary (A. B. Tulu Okoota), Dakshina Kannada
51. Guramma Hampayya Sankinamath, Bagalkote
Medical
52. Dr. Vijayendra Honnourappa, Bengaluru Urban
53. Dr. Sujatha Mallikarjuna Jali, Belagavi Administration
54. Teresa Bhattacharya, Bengaluru Urban
55. Dr. K. S. Somashekar, New Delhi
Engineering
56. Dr. K. N. Venkata Krishna Rao, Chikkaballapura
Literature
57. Dr. Indira Hegde, Dakshina Kannada
58. Veerahanuman, Raichur
59. Prof. Narayana Ghatta, Tumakuru
60. C. Maheshwarappa Chatnalli, Chikkamagaluru
61. Dr. Karigowda Beechanahalli, Tumakuru
62. Dr. Siddarama Honkal, Yadgir
Education
63. Fr. Joseph (Vice-Chancellor, Christ University), Bengaluru Urban
64. Shantappa Dashavantha, Vijayapura
65. Sangeeta N. Kattimani, Kalaburagi
66. Dr. N. S. Rangaraju, Mysuru
Judiciary
67. B. V. Acharya, Udupi Non-Resident (Overseas/Other states)
68. Ramesh Gowda (Former President, AKKA America)
Sports
69. A. V. Ravi, Kolar
70. Dr. A. B. Subbaiah, Kodagu
71. N. Girish, Bengaluru Urban
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