The Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the State of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person's extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year 1992 by Chief Minister S Bangarappa Karnataka Ratna award for Javara Gowda, Veerendra Heggade
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Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

. A total of ten persons have received this award.

The Award

The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a

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List of recipients

References

External links

Karnataka Ratna recipients
{{Karnataka topics Civil awards and decorations of Karnataka * Awards established in 1992 Awards disestablished in 2009