Karnataka Ratna
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Awarded forHighest civilian honour of Karnataka
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Established1992
First award1992
| Karnataka Ratna Award | |
|---|---|
| ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ | |
| Awarded for | Highest civilian honour of Karnataka |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Established | 1992 |
| First award | 1992 |
| Most recent winner(s) | 2025 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 12 |
| First winner(s) | |
The Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person's extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year 1992 by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka, S. Bangarappa[1] by the Government of Karnataka. A total of twelve persons have received this award.
List of recipients
| Year | Recipient (birth–death) |
Image | Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kuvempu (1904–1994) |
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Literature | |
| Dr. Rajkumar (1929–2006) |
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Cinema | ||
| 1999 | S. Nijalingappa (1902–2000) |
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Politics | [2] |
| 2000 | C. N. R. Rao (b. 1934) |
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Science | [3] |
| 2001 | Devi Shetty (b.1953) |
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Medicine | [4] |
| 2005 | Bhimsen Joshi (1922–2011) |
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Music | [5] |
| 2007 | Shivakumara Swami (1907–2019) |
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Social service | [6] |
| 2008 | Javare Gowda (1915–2016) |
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Education and literature | [1] |
| 2009 | Veerendra Heggade (b. 1948) |
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Social service | [1] |
| 2022 | Puneeth Rajkumar# (1975–2021)[a] |
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Cinema and social service | [7] |
| 2025 | B. Saroja Devi# (1938–2025)[b] |
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Cinema | [8] |
Dr. Vishnuvardhan# (1950–2009)[c] |
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