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Karnataka government has awarded the Rajyotsava award to 68 people including ISRO Chairman S Somanath and golfer Aditi Ashok.

Here’s the complete list:

The Karnataka government’s Rajyotsava Award will be given to 68 people this year, including ISRO Chairman S Somanath and golfer Aditi Ashok, for their excellent service in their fields.

The Rajyotsava Award is the state’s second-highest civilian award given by the Karnataka government annually. The 68th Karnataka Rajyotsava Awards will be conferred on the occasion of the state’s formation day on November 1. This year is the golden jubilee of renaming Mysore state as Karnataka.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the head of the Award committee, who has selected the winners.

The government also decided to give 10 awards to organisations along with 68 Rajyotsava awards on the occasion of ‘Karnataka Sambhrama’. 

Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi said that it is ensured that every district has been given representation while selecting the awardees. The awardees also include 54 men, 13 women and one transgender. The list also has two centenarians.

The Rajyotsava Awardee will get cash rewards of Rs 5 lakh, a 25-gram gold medal and a plaque.

Here’s the complete list of Rajyotsava Awardees:

Music/Dance

• Nayana S. More (Bengaluru) 
• Neela M. Kodli (Dharwad)
• Shabbir Ahmed (Bengaluru) 
• Balesh Bhajantri (Belagavi)

Sculptures/Art/Handicraft 

• T. Shivashankar (Davangere)
• Kalappa Vishwakarma (Raichur)
• Martha Jakimovich (Bengaluru)
• P. Gowraiah (Mysuru)

Yakshagana

• Agrodu Mohandas Pai (Udupi)
• K. Leelavathi Baipadithaya (Dakshina Kannada)
• Keshappa Shillikyathara (Koppal)
• Dalawai Siddappa (Vijayanagara)

Folk Art

• Husenabi Buden Sab Siddi (Uttara Kannada)
• Shivangi Shanmari (Davangere)
• Mahadev (Mysuru)
• Narasappa (Bidar)
• Shankuntala Devala Naik (Kalaburagi)
• H.K. Karamanchappa (Ballari)
• Shambu Baligara (Gadag)
• Vibhuti Gundappa (Koppal)
• Chowdamma (Chikkamagaluru)

Social Service 

• Huchchamma Chowdri (Koppal)
• Charmadi Hasanabba (Dakshina Kannada)
• Roopa Naik (Davangere)
• Nijagunanda Mahaswami (Belagavi)
• Nagaraju G. (Bengaluru)

Administration

• G.V. Balaram (Tumakuru)

Film/Cinema

• ‘Dingri’ Nagaraj and B. Janardhana (both Bengaluru)

Theatre

• A.G. Chidambara Rao Jambe (Shivamogga) 
• P. Gangadhara Swami (Mysuru)
• H.B. Sarojamma (Dharwad)
• Thaiyabkhan M. Inamdar (Bagalkot)
• Vishwanath Vamshakrutha Mata (Bagalkot),
• P. Thippeswamy (Chitradurga)

Medical

• C. Ramachandra (Bengaluru)
• Prashanta Shetty (Dakshina Kannada)

Literature

• C. Naganna (Chamarajanagar)
• Subbu Holeyar (Hassan)
• Satish Kulkarni (Haveri)
• Lakshmipathi Kolara (Kolar)
• Parappa Gurupadappa Siddapura (Vijayapura)
• K. Sharifa (Bengaluru)

Education

• Ramanna Havele (Raichur)
• K. Chandrashekar (Kolar)
• K.T. Chandru (Mandya)

Sports

• Divya T.S. (Kolar)
• Aditi Ashok (Bengaluru)
• Ashok Gagigeppa Yenagi (Dharwad)

Judiciary

• V. Gopala Gowda

Agriculture/Environment

• Somanatha Reddy Poorva (Kalaburagi)
• Dhyavanagouda T. Patil (Dharwad)
• Shivareddy Hanuma Reddy Vasana (Bagalkot)

Miscellaneous

• A.M. Madari (Vijayapura)
• Haji Abdulla, Parkala (Udupi) 
• ‘Mimikri’ Dayananda (Mysuru) 
• Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj (Mysuru)
• Lieutenant General Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa (Kodagu)

Media

• Dinesh Amin Mattu (Dakshina Kannada)
• Javarappa (newspaper distributor from Mysuru)
• Maya Sharma (Bengaluru), and Rafi Bhandari (Vijayapura)

Science/Technology

• S. Somanath (Bengaluru)
• Gopalan Jagadish (Chamarajangar)

NRI Kannadigas

• Seetharam Iyengar
• Deepak Shetty
• Shashikiran Shetty

Freedom fighter

• Puttaswamy Gowda (Ramangara)

Organisations receiving the Rajyotsav Award

Here’s the list of organisations which received the award. 

• Karnataka Sangha (Shivamogga)
• B.N. Shivarama Pustaka Prakashana (Mysuru)
• Mythic Society (Bengaluru)
• Karnataka Sahitya Sangha (Yadgiri)
• Moulana Azad Shikshana and Samaja Kalyana Sanskrithika Sangha (Davangere)
• Muslim Education Institutions Federation (Dakshina Kannada)
• Sneharanga Havyasi Kala Samsthe (Bagalkot)
• Chinnara Bimba (Mumbai)
• Maruthi Janaseva Sangha (Dakshina Kannada)
• Vidyadana Samithi (Gadag)

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“All India Konkani Parishad will host the 25th All India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan at World Konkani Centre, Shaktinagar, on November 4-5. There will be sessions, literary presentations, panel discussions, folk and cultural programmes on both the days. Renowned Hindi poet and critic Udayan Vajpeyi will inaugurate the Sammelan and deliver the keynote address on the subject ‘Literature and Life’ at 10 am. On Novembber 4,” said H M Pernal, working president, reception committee in a press meet on Thursday November 2.

“Senior Novelist and Konkani activist Hema Naik will preside over the Sammelan and deliver the presidential address. Renowned poet Prof Mamta G Sagar will grace as the chief guest to the valedictory ceremony and speak on the subject ‘Social Responsibility of writers.’

“The inaugural and valedictory speeches will be in Hindi and English respectively and on November 4 at 5.30 p.m, there will be a panel discussion in English on the subject ‘Challenges for Contemporary Writers’ chaired by Prof Puroshottam Bilimale. Udayan Vajpeyi and Mamta G Sagar will be the panelists in the session. Non-Konkani writers and literary enthusiasts of the region can attend this session.

“As many as 600 delegates, writers, students and Konkani speakers from all over India will be participating in the Sammelan, particularly from Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and it will be a golden opportunity for literary enthusiasts of Coastal Karnataka to interact with writers and scholars face to face. Food is arranged on both the days for the participants and registered delegates will be provided with accommodation,” he said.

Micahael D’Souza, president, reception committee; Nandagopal Shenoy, vice president, reception committee; Titus Noronha, general secretary, reception committee; Melvyn Rodrigues, vice president, All India Konkani Parishad, and Chetan Acharya, working president, All India Konkani Parishad were present.

About Hema Naik

Hema Naik started writing at a young age and quit the banking job for the sake of the Konkani movement. She writes in Konkani, Marathi, English and Hindi. So far, she has published 8 original works and more than 10 translated works. Apart from short stories, essays and novels, she has written many radio plays and one act plays. Being an editor and publisher, she has edited and published Konkani periodicals and produced a Konkani cinema for Doordarshan. She has been awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award, government of Goa Kala Academy award, Katha Puraskar, Dr T M A award from Manipal and many more. She has led many feminists movements in Goa. She will serve as the president of the 25th All India Konkani Sammelan for 2 years.

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In candid conversations with The Hindu, a few veteran political leaders went down the memory lane and narrated their memories of November 1, 1973 with a hint of nostalgia.

On November 1, 1973, Vishala Mysuru Rajya was renamed Karnataka, 17 years after the unification of States in 1956. For the State to get its name, many activists and politicians had to fight for 17 long years before the Devaraj Urs-led government christened the State Karnataka. Many old timers, some of whom were directly involved in pushing the demand, remember that day vividly.

Excerpts of their conversation with The Hindu:

Vatal Nagaraj, Kannada activist and former MLA

I was an MLA when the decision was taken to rename Mysuru Rajya as Karnataka. Before that, for years, Andanappa Doddameti who had played a significant role in the unification of the State had been leading the movement to rename the State. Along with Shantaveri Gopala gowda, Kagodu Thimmappa, Konanduru Lingappa, Bangarappa, K.H. Patil and others, I was also a part of the group which was demanding for renaming the State as Karnataka. The government had to give in to the demand of the people. 

In his speech on November 1, 1973, Devaraj Urs admitted that while as an individual he had at times argued for the name Mysuru, as a Chief Minister, he had kept his individual interest aside and named the State Karnataka as a majority of people wanted it.

As soon as his declaration speech was over, I showered on him him and then Speaker K.S. Nagarathnamma jasmine and sampige flowers. This was followed by speeches from all of us. Urs understood people’s sentiments.

Konandur Lingappa, socialist leader and former legislator 

The motion to name Mysore State as Karnataka was passed with a majority vote. A few tall leaders were opposed to naming the State Karnataka. However, it was later welcomed by all. 

Interestingly, at that time, Devaraj Urs, who was the Chief Minister, represented Hunsur constituency, and K.S. Nagarathnamma, who was the Speaker, represented Gundlupet, both in Mysuru district. Yet, they were instrumental in naming the State Karnataka, in place of Mysore.

All the legislators were presented with a memento to mark the occasion. I still have mine. My political guru and noted socialist Shantaveri Gopala Gowda had strongly advocated for the name Karnataka. He delivered a long speech on the floor of the House when he was a member. I had the opportunity to collect his speeches for a book later.

Khaji Arshed Ali, journalist and former MLC 

Unification of Karnataka was the fruition of the aspirations of millions who were culturally and socially similar to each other, but were living across different borders. While “Mysore” is reminiscent of the rule of kings, the term “Karnataka” makes us proud of being citizens of a republic. 

I clearly remember what happened around that time in the Congress legislature party and the Mysore Assembly. Many legislators from Old Mysore area were afraid of losing the identity of the princely State if the State was renamed.

However, the people of northern Karnataka were elated at the name change. We organised a celebration in Bidar. We gathered at the Ambedkar Circle, burst crackers and distributed sweets. Similar celebrations were organised in cities like Gulbarga, Dharwad, Bijapur and even small towns.  

That was a very significant day in my life as a citizen and as a young journalist. I would like to believe that we gained a new identity with the name change. I also believe that the struggle for unification had culminated in the renaming of the state.

B.T. Lalitha Naik, politician, social activist and writer 

I was in Raichur at that time. I was not active in politics, but I was writing. There was much demand from North Karnataka regions to rename the State. When the State was finally named Karnataka, there were celebrations everywhere. Every building was decorated to commemorate the occasion.  

Those in rural areas did not even know what exactly had happened. They used to say “Nam oorige hosa hesru banthu” (our town got a new name). This just goes to show how proud all the citizens were as we finally had a name. 

At the time, every poet and writer wrote songs about Karnataka and Kannada. Even Lavanikaras (balladeers) started singing songs about Karnataka, making them reach even the villages. I was also called to various places to deliver speeches. 

“Udayavagali Namma Cheluva Kannada Nadu” had almost become an anthem across the State as we could hear it everywhere. In fact, until Kuvempu’s “Jaya Bharatha Jananiya Tanujaathe” came around, “Udayavagali” was like the Naada Geethe (State song).

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A primer to Bengaluru, author Shoba Narayan’s latest book Namma Bangalore captures the essence of a city that embraces diversity  .

Bangalore is a place that is hard to get away from. Most people come here and rarely leave,” writes Shoba Narayan in the introduction to her sixth book, Namma Bangalore: The Soul of a Metropolis, which was recently launched among a niche crowd in Bengaluru. With all-things old Bangalore, the setting at a city hotel saw the attendance of the likes of entrepreneur Nandan and Rohini Nilekani; historian-writer Ramachandra Guha; and Consul-General of Italy in Bengaluru Alfonso Tagliaferri. 

Narayan, who moved from Chennai decades ago calls Bengaluru her home today. “I moved here 18 years ago. But I only started writing this after 15 years of living here, so I would say it took me that long to understand the city. It takes a while to get a sense of the space and what makes a city tick. One has to figure out how to distil the essence of a city into a book because every city is so complex. Bengaluru, specifically, is a city of many layers,” she says.  

The idea of the book began about two years ago when Narayan started writing a column about Bengaluru, as a way to understand the city. “The book is divided into sections so that the reader can navigate the city with ease. The sections include the metropolis, food, drinks, art and culture, gender, neighbourhoods, and so on,” she says, adding, “The hard part was converting my columns, writings of which were time-bound, into a book with a much longer view.”

The book tries to capture the essence of Bengaluru, which is so welcoming and warm to new people. “Bengaluru is a softer city and that is what makes us feel like we belong here. I feel it’s so because it is at the crossroads of many states. There are families where the father speaks Telugu and at the same time will speak to the children in Kannada.”

Recounting things that surprised her, she said that while people think Bengaluru is a very new city, there are parts that are very old. “Just because we are a young city, doesn’t mean we are a new city. It was surprising to me that in Indiranagar, there is an inscription which is 1,000 years old,” says Narayan. 

She believes that this book would have helped her if she had it when she first came to the city. “This is a primer to Bengaluru. It’s like having a friend who holds your hand and says, ‘Hey, this is my city, this is what is so great about it and let me show you my city’.”

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