Following are the recipients of this year’s Rayotsava award.
Freedom fighter: Mahadev Shivabasappa Patana
Judiciary: Shivaraj Patil
Horanadu: Bezwada Wilson
Literature: R S Lokapura, B Shyam Sundar, K T Gatti, Sukanya Maruthi
Theatre: Moulasab Imamsab Sadaf (Annigeri), T H Hemalatha, Rajeshwari Verma, Umarani B, Chandrakumar Singh
Film and television: Revathi Kalyan Kumar, Julie Lakshmi, G K Srinivas Murthy, Sa Ra Govindu, Syed Satyajith
Music and dance: K Muralidhar Rao, Dwaraki Krishnaswamy, Hymavathamma, Pandit Narayana Dage, V G Mahapurush
Folklore: Thimmamma, Sharadamma, Mallaiah Hidikal, Sanna Birappa Kariyavar, Sabhitha Kambrekar, Chikkamarigowda
Yakshagana: M R Ranganath Rao, Patri Madhavanayak, Kinnigoli Mukhyaprana Shettigar, Sujathamma, D J Lavani
Social Service: Tulsamma Keruru, G M Muniyappa, Somanna Hedge Devanakote, Nazeer Ahmed
Other fields: M N Vali, R Jaiprasad, Shakunthala Narasimhan, Devaraj ReddyArt and Sculpture: Dhruva Ramachandra Pattar, Kashinath Shilpi, Basavaraj L Jane, Parvathamma
Agriculture-Environment: L C Sonse, G K Veeresh, K Puttannaiah, M A KhadriMedia: M M Mannur, Bhavani Lakshminarayana, Eshwar Daithota, Indudhara Honnapura
Associations and Organisations: Team Yuva, Bidar
Science-Environment: J R Lakshmana Rao, Prof K Muniyappa
Medicine: Hebri Subhash Krishna Ballal
Sports: Surjith Singh, S V Sunil, Krishna Amoghappa
Education: Tejaswi Kattimani