The Annual Rajyotsava Awards are conferred by the Karnataka Government

Government of Karnataka

The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...

 on the occasion of the birth of Karnataka State

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 on November 1 celebrated as Kannada Rajyotsava

Kannada Rajyotsava

Karnataka or Kannada Rajyotsava is celebrated on 1 November every year. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of Karnataka....

. The awards celebrate achievements by persons of eminence in their chosen fields. The awardees are from the fields of literature, music, dance, theatre, journalism, sports, medicine, education, agriculture, Information Technology and Science.

The Award

The awards are presented on November 1st of every year in Bangalore by the Chief minister of Karnataka. Each award carries an amount of Rs. 100,000, a shawl, a citation and a memento. In addition to that, the government allots commercial land for eligible awardees.

KARNATAKA RAJYOTSAVA AWARD 2011 WINNERS LIST

The following is the list of Rajyotsava Award winners for the year 2011.

Literature:
Arvind Malagathi, Bijapur
Veeranna Dande, Gulbarga
Mandeera Jaya Appanna, Kodagu.
Theatre:
K. Nagaraja, Chitradurga
Renuka Durgappa Harijana Malapoora, Bagalkot.
Kannada language:
Shantinatha Dibbada,Belgaum district.
Dance:
K.S. Ambale Rajeswari, Hassan.
Music: H. Phalguna, (light music),Chamarajanagar
Balachandra Nakod (Hindustani music), Dharwad
Ganesha Puttur (saxophone), Dakshina Kannada
Shankara Binnala (Classical music), Koppal
K.S. Vaishali (Classical/ light music),Shimoga.
Folk art: Rame Gowda (academician), Mandya
Mahalingaiah B. Ganachari (singing), Bagalkot
Viroopakshappa Sudugadusidda (folklore), Bellary
Parvatevva Hongal, Dharwad
Maheshwarappa Honnali, Davangere.
Yakshagana:
Vithoba Hammanna Naika, Uttara Kannada
Kunjalu Ramakrishna Nayak, Udupi.
Art/painting/ photography:
T. Anil Kumar (graphics/art), Bangalore
Nagaraja Veerabhadrappa Shilpi (sculpture), Gadag.
Cultural association:
Mohana Nagammanavara, Haveri.
Cinema/ television:
K. Shivarudraiah,
A.R.Raju
Sarigama Viji, all from Bangalore.
Education:
P.M. Chikkaboraiah, Mysore
K.Shanthaiah, Raichur
Ajraa, Chikmagalur.
Agriculture:
Basavaraja Tambake, Bidar.
Science/ technology:
Harish Hande,Bangalore.
Media:
K.N. Tilak Kumar (Deccan Herald/Prajavani),
G.S. Kumar
Pratap Simha, all from Bangalore
Manjunatha Bhat, Uttara Kannada
Jagadish Maniyani, Kasargod.
Sports:
Tejaswini Bai (kabadi)
Ramesh Tikaram (atheletics), both from Bangalore.
Medicine:
B. Ramesh, Tumkur
Basavanniah, Davanagere.
Non-resident Kannadigas:
M.N. Nanda Kumar, London
Purushottama Bilimale, New Delhi
Aikala Harish Shetty, Mumbai
Neramballi Raghavendra Rao,Hyderabad.
Social service:
Amjad Khan, Hassan
M.B.Naragund, Belgaum.
Personalities:
Siddaiah (education,philosophy and social service), Chitradurga
R.M.V.Prasad (medicine, social service and cultural association), Bangalore
Shivananda Cha. Myageri (music, education and association), Haveri.
Associations:
Mahatma Gandhi Khadi Gramodyoga Sangha, Hudali, Belgaum
Shanthivana Trust, Dharmasthala,Dakshina Kannada.