The 2021 Rajyotsava Awards ceremony took place at the Ravindra Kalakshetra on 1 November 2021. Awarded annually by the Government of Karnataka, the ceremony saw 66 individuals being awarded for achievements in various fields.[1]
| Name of the Recipient |
District / Location |
Category
|
| Mahadeva Shankanapura |
Chamarajanagar |
Literature
|
| Prof D T Rangaswamy |
Chitradurga |
Literature
|
| Jayalakshmi Mangalamurthy |
Raichur |
Literature
|
| Ajjampura Manjunath |
Chikkamagaluru |
Literature
|
| Krishna Kulkarni |
Vijayapura |
Literature
|
| Siddappa Bidari |
Bagalkot |
Literature
|
| Fakirappa Ramappa Kodai |
Haveri |
Theatre
|
| Prakash Belawadi |
Chikkamagaluru |
Theatre
|
| Ramesh Gowda Patil |
Ballari |
Theatre
|
| Malleshaiah N |
Ramanagara |
Theatre
|
| Savitri Gowdar |
Gadag |
Theatre
|
| R B Nayak |
Vijayapura |
Folklore
|
| Gauramma Huchappa Mastar |
Shivamogga |
Folklore
|
| Durgappa Chennadasara |
Ballari |
Folklore
|
| Bananje Babu Amin |
Udupi |
Folklore
|
| Mallikarjuna Rachappa Mudakavi |
Bagalkot |
Folklore
|
| Venkappa Govindappa Bhajantri |
Dharwad |
Folklore
|
| Maharudrappa Veerappa Itagi |
Haveri |
Folklore
|
| Thyagaraju C |
Kolar |
Music
|
| Harold Cyril D'Souza |
Dakshina Kannada |
Music
|
| Dr G Jnananda |
Chikkaballapur |
Sculpture
|
| Venkanna Chitragara |
Koppal |
Sculpture
|
| Solagatti Yamunavva (Salamantapi) |
Bagalkot |
Social Service
|
| Madalai Madaiah |
Mysuru |
Social Service
|
| Muniyappa Domluru |
Bengaluru City |
Social Service
|
| B L Patil Athani |
Belagavi |
Social Service
|
| Dr J N Ramakrishnagowda |
Mandya |
Social Service
|
| Dr Sulthan B Jagalur |
Davanagere |
Medicine
|
| Dr Vyasa Deshpande |
Dharwad |
Medicine
|
| Dr A R Pradeep |
Bengaluru City |
Medicine
|
| Dr Suresh Rao |
Dakshina Kannada |
Medicine
|
| Dr Shivanagowda Rudragowda Ramanagouder |
Dharwad |
Medicine
|
| Dr Sudarshan |
Bengaluru City |
Medicine
|
| Rohan Bopanna |
Kodagu |
Sports
|
| K Gopinath |
Bengaluru City |
Sports
|
| Rohith Kumar Kateel |
Udupi |
Sports
|
| A Nagaraj |
Bengaluru City |
Sports
|
| Devaraj |
Bengaluru City |
Cinema
|
| Swami Lingappa |
Mysuru |
Education
|
| Shridhar Chakravarthi |
Dharwad |
Education
|
| Prof P V Krishna Bhat |
Shivamogga |
Education
|
| Dr HS Savitri |
Bengaluru City |
Science and Technology
|
| J U Kulkarni |
Bengaluru City |
Science and Technology
|
| Dr C Nagaraj |
Bengaluru Rural |
Agriculture
|
| Gurulingappa Meldoddi |
Bidar |
Agriculture
|
| Shankarappa Ammanaghatta |
Tumakuru |
Agriculture
|
| Mahadeva Velipa |
Uttara Kannada |
Environment
|
| Bykampady Ramachandra |
Dakshina Kannada |
Environment
|
| Patnam Anantha Padmanabha |
Mysuru |
Journalism
|
| U B Rajalakshmi |
Udupi |
Journalism
|
| Dr Sunitha |
Mumbai |
Horanadu Kannadiga
|
| Chandrashekar Palthadi |
Mumbai |
Horanadu Kannadiga
|
| Dr Siddameshwar Kantikar |
(Non-Resident) |
Horanadu Kannadiga
|
| Praveen Shetty |
Dubai |
Horanadu Kannadiga
|
| Ba Ma Shrikanta |
Shivamogga |
Yoga
|
| Dr Raghavendra Shenoy |
Bengaluru City |
Yoga
|
| Dr B Ambanna |
Vijayanagar |
Miscellaneous
|
| Captain Rajarao |
Ballari |
Miscellaneous
|
| Gangavathi Pranesh |
Koppal |
Miscellaneous
|
| C V Keshava Murthy |
Mysuru |
Judiciary
|
| H R Kasturi Rangan |
Hassan |
Administration
|
| Naveen Nagappa |
Haveri |
Army/Defence
|
| Gopalacharya |
Shivamogga |
Yakshagana
|
| Ratnamma Shivappa Babalada |
Yadagiri |
Civic Work (Pourakarmika)
|
| Mahadevalla Kadechooru |
Kalaburagi |
Hyderabad-Karnataka Unification
|
| Shyamaraju |
Bengaluru City |
Entrepreneurship
|
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