Wilson, Lakshmi, Daitota, Patil among 61 chosen for Rajyotsava award

Bengaluru, Oct 31: South Indian actress Lakshmi who created a sensation with her film, Julie in the Seventies, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, Bezwada Wilson and retired judge, Justice Shivaraj Patil figure in the list of 61 Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardees announced by the state government on Sunday.

While Lakshmi has acted in several Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films, Wilson, National Convener of Safai Karmachari Andolan, was chosen for the award for his grassroots movement to eradicate manual scavenging in India.

The government has restricted the number of award winners to 61 to mark the 61st Rajyotsava Day. The awards carry a purse of Rs 1 lakh, a 20 gram gold medal and a citation and will be presented on Tuesday at Ravindra Kalakshetra in the city.

The other Rajyotsava Award winners this year include freedom fighter Mahadev Shivabasappa Pattan, Sa. Ra. Govindu (cinema), K. Murulidhar Rao, Dwaraki Krishnaswami and V.G. Mahapurush (music and dance) Bayalata (Yakshagana), Tulsamma Kerur, G.M. Muniyappa, Somanna Heggada Devankote (social service) Dhruva Ramachandra Pattar, Kashinath Shilpi, Basvaraj L. Jane, Parvatamma (Art) and Eshwar Daitota (journalism).

List of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award winners 2016

1. Mahadeva Shivabasappa Pattana (Belagavi)
2. Ishwara Daithota (Bengaluru)
3. Indudara Honnapura (Bengaluru)
4. Bhavani Lakshminarayana (Chikkaballapura)
5. MM Mannur (Kalburgi)
6. MR Ranganatha Rao (Bengaluru)
7. Petri Madhava Naik (Udupi)
8. Kinnigoli Mukyaprana Shettigara (Udupi)
9. Dhyanappa Champlepa Lamani (Gadag)
10. Sujatamma (Ballari)
11. Shivaraja Patila (Bengaluru)
12. Thulasamma Keruru (Gadag)
13. GM Muniyappa (Kolar)
14. Nazir Ahmed (Uttara Kannada)
15. Wilson Bejawada (New Delhi)
16. Revathi Kalyankumar (Bengaluru)
17. Lakshmi (Chennai)
18. Satyajith (Dharwad)
19. Sa Ra Govindu (Bengaluru)
20. RS Lokapura (Belagavi)
21. Srinivasamurty (Bengaluru)
22. B Shyamsundar (Mysuru)
23. KT Gatti (Dakshina Kannada)
24. Sukanya Maruthi (Dharwad)
25. K Putanniah (Mysuru)
26. GK Veeresh (Hassan)
27. LC Soans (Dakshina Kannada)
28. Dr M Ekadri (Bidar)
29. Surjith Singh (Bengaluru)
30. SV Sunil (Kodagu)
31. Krishna Naikodi Amogeppa (Vijayapura)
32. JR Lakshman Rao (Mysuru)
33. K Muniyappa (Chikkaballapura)
34. Tejaswi Kattimane (Kopalla)
35. Dr Hebri Subhash Ballal (Udupi)
36. You Team (Bidar)
37. Parvathamma Kowdi (Yadagiri)
38. Druva Ramachandra Pattara (Vijayapura)
39. Kashinath Shilpi (Shivamogga)
40. Basavaraj L Jane (Kalburgi)
41. Maula Saab Imamsaav Sadav (Davangere)
42. T H Hemlatha (Tumakkuru)
43. Rameshwari Varma (Mysuru)
44. Umarani Barigidada (Bagalkote)
45. Chandrakumar Singh (Bengaluru)
46. K Muralidhara Rao (Dakshnia Kannada)
47. Dwaraki Krishnaswami (Bengaluru)
48. Hemavathamma (Bengaluru)
49. Pandit Narayana (Raichur)
50. VG Mahapurusha (Bagalkote)
51. Thimamma (Mandya)
52. Sharadamma (Chikkamagaluru)
53. Mallaiah Hidikal (Bagalkote)
54. Adiveppa Sanna Beerappa Kuriyavara (Haveri)
55. Sobhita Mothese Kambrekar (Uttara Kannada)
56. Chikka Marigowda (Ramanagara)
57. Ninganna Ningashetty (Chamaraja Nagara)
58. Devaraja Reddy (Chitradurga)
59. R Jaiprasad (Bengaluru)
60. Dr MN Vaali (Vijayapura)
61. Dr Shakuntala Narasimhan (Bengaluru)