Rajyotsava Awards (2015)

The Government of Karnataka announced the Rajyotsava awards for the year 2015. The awardees included 60 noted eminent individuals from various fields.[1]

2015 Rajyotsava Awards
Date1 November 2015
LocationBangalore, Karnataka
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Karnataka
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List of 2015 Awardees

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The Rajyotsava award winners for the year 2015 are:

Individual

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Aryamba Pattabhi
 
Veerendra Simpi
 
A. S. Kiran Kumar
Sl.No Awardee Area of expertise Location Highlights
1 Prof. K G Nagarajappa Literature Tumakuru Writer and Literary figure from Kallur in Tumakuru district. He is known for his literary works Maruchintane and Devanga Samkruthi. Conferred Nadoja Award in 2011.
2 Jinadatta Desai Literature Belagavi Kannada writer and retired judge. Desai hails from the Amminabhavi village of Dharwad district. He has published seven poem anthologies. He is known to bring out the hypocrisy of society in his poems.
3 Aryamba Pattabhi Literature Mysuru Literary figure.
4 Veerendra Simpi Literature Bidar Literary figure.
5 H. L. Keshava Murthy Literature Mandya Literary figure.
6 H. G. Somashekar Rao Theatre Bengaluru Theatre figure.
7 B Kariyappa Master Theatre Raichur Theatre figure.
8 Mumtaz Begum Theatre Gadag Theatre figure.
9 Sanjeevappa Gabbur Theatre Raichur Theatre figure.
10 Veena Adavani Theatre Ballari Theatre figure.
11 Sriramulu Music and Dance Kolar Artist.
12 Lokesh Das Music and Dance Hassan Artist.
13 Kasimsab Jamadar Music and Dance Uttara Kannada Artist.
14 Shobha R Huilgol Music and Dance Gadag Artist.
15 Chitra Venugopal Music and Dance Bengaluru Kathak danseuse and choreographer with a career spanning over 60 years. Renowned teacher at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan since 2000. She has been awarded the Kala Shri in 1997 and the Senior Fellowship Award for research in Abhinaya in Kathak by the Ministry of HRD (2000-2002).
16 Kamalakshi M. J. Art and Sculpture Bengaluru Rural Artist.
17 P. S. Kademani Art and Sculpture Vijayapura Artist.
18 Mallappa Maliyappa Badigera Art and Sculpture Bagalkot Artist.
19 Mariswamy Art and Sculpture Bengaluru Rural Artist.
20 Margoli Govinda Shiregara Yakshagana / Bayalata Udupi Folk art exponent.
21 Mudambilu Gopalakrishna Shastri Yakshagana / Bayalata Dakshina Kannada Folk art exponent.
22 Sakravva Yallavva Patrota Yakshagana / Bayalata Belagavi Folk art exponent.
23 Tammannachar Yakshagana / Bayalata Mysuru Folk art exponent.
24 Prakash Bhat Agriculture and Environment Dharwad Agriculture Scientist
25 Mallanna Nagarala Agriculture and Environment Bagalkot President, Bijapur Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS),
26 Krishnappa Dasappa Gowda aka Bannur Krishnappa Agriculture and Environment Mysuru Krishnappa is a practitioner and active advocate of natural farming (in lieu of chemical farming) which he believes is the answer to the agricultural crisis farmers face these days. His farm in Bannur has been visited by five lakh farmers in three years.
27 Muttanna Poojara Agriculture and Environment Haveri
28 A. S. Kiran Kumar Science Chikkamagaluru Chairman of ISRO.
29 Abdul Aziz Science Kolar Scientist.
30 Dr R. K. Saroja Medical Chikkaballapur Medicine.
31 Sowcar Janaki Film and TV Bengaluru Leading Actor. Has over 385 movies in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu to her credit. She has acted with leading artists like Dr. RajKumar, MGR, N. T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao and Sivaji Ganesan. Awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (1984) and Kalaimamani award.
32 Sadashiva Brahmavara Film and TV Dharwad Artist.
33 Sadhu Kokila Film and TV Bengaluru Artist-Music Director
34 Shani Mahadevappa Film and TV Mandya Artist.
35 M. S. Helavar Social Service Chikkamagaluru Social Service worker.
36 Karin Kumar Social Service Bengaluru Social Service worker.
37 Nira Srinivas Shanbhag Social Service Uttara Kannada Social Service worker.
38 R. R. Padaki Social Service Vijayapura Social Service worker.
39 Akkai Padmashali Social Service Bengaluru Social Service worker.
40 Justice A. J. Sadashiva Judiciary Mandya Retired judge.
41 Machar Gopala Nayak Folklore Dakshina Kannada Folk artist.
42 Appagere Timmaraju Folklore Ramanagar Folk artist.
43 Kenchamade Gowda Folklore Chamarajnagar Folk artist.
44 Hanif M. Shiek Folklore Kalaburagi Folk artist.
45 Gurulingappa Veerasangappa Karadi Folklore Bagalkot Folk artist.
46 Mariyamma Basanna Shiravati Folklore Yadgir Folk artist.
47 Kalle Shivottama Rao Media Udupi Media person.
48 Prof H. S. Eshwar Media Shivamogga Media person.
49 Nagamani S. Rao Media Bengaluru Media person.
50 Hanumantha Hoogar Media Dharwad Media person.
51 Naganna Media Tumakuru Media person.
52 Pandanda Kuttappa Sports person Kodagu Hockey player.
53 Vinay Kumar Sports person Davanagere Indian Cricket player. Right-arm medium fast bowler. He has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He captained Karnataka to two consecutive Ranji Trophy titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.
54 Niranjan Mukundan Sports person Bengaluru Swimmer. Junior world champion in the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) 11th World Junior Games at Stadskanaal, Netherlands. Niranjan clinched seven gold and three silver medals.
55 H. S. Patil Others Koppal
56 Lakshman Telagavi Others Chitradurga
57 Fakirappa Reddy Basappa Reddy Gaddanakeri Others Gadag
58 S. Tippeswamy Others Mysuru
59 Sharada Rajanna Horanadu (overseas Kannadiga) from Mysuru, now in USA

Organisations/Associations

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Sl.No Awardee Area of expertise Location Highlights
1 P. G. Halakatti Research Centre Vijayapura

References

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  1. ^ "Scientist, actor, cricketer among 60 Rajyotsava awardees". Bengaluru. DHNS. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.