2013 Rajyotsava award winners announced (Complete List)

The State government announced the list of 58 Rajyotsava award winners for the year 2013 late on Wednesday evening.

 

The recipients are —

 Literature

1. Ko Chennabasappa from Davangere,
2. Chandrakantha Kusanoor from Gulbarga,
3. Mallika Ghanti from Bagalkot,
4. K.B. Siddhaiah from Tumkur and
5. Srikanta Kudige from Shimoga.

Theatre:

1. Gajanana Hari Mahale from Dharwad,
2. H.V. Venkatasubbaiah from Bangalore,
3. Na Ratna from Mysore,
4. Florina Bai from Gadag and
5. Shashidhar Adapa from Dakshina Kannada.

Music:

1. Sohan Kumari from Bangalore,
2. Fayaz Khan from Dharwad,
3. Basavaraja Thirukappa Bhajantri from Haveri and
4.  Hanumantha Rao Gonawara from Raichur

Dance:

1. M. Shakuntala Hanumanthappa from Chikmagalur;

Folk:

1. Shanti Naik from Uttara Kannada,
2. Yelisowwa Madara from Davangere,
3. Bannur Kempama from Mysore,
4. Mahadevappa Monappa Badigera from Bagalkot and
5.  Sharanappa Vadageri from Koppal.

Yakshagana-Bailata:

1. K.M. Raghava Nabiar from Udupi,
2. Narayana Hasyagara Nellikatte from Kasaragod,
3. Rayappa Sangappa Kumbhara from Bagalkot and
4. Lakshmibai Salahalli from Belgaum.

Social work:

1. Soolagitti Narasamma from Tumkur,
2. Kondajji B. Shanmugappa from Davangere,
3. Maina Gopalakrishna from Mysore,
4. T. Raja from Bangalore and
5. Basavalingappa S. Jamakhandi from Bagalkot.

Kannadiga Diaspora:

1. Doctor Aarthi Krishna settled in the U.S. Outstanding achievement:
2.  Harekala Hajabba from Dakshina Kannada,
3. Ishwar Chandra Chintamani from Bijapur and
4. Sugayya Hiremath from Yadgir.

Institutions:

1. Shaheen Educational Institution at Bidar and
2. B.B. Bannada Janapada Kala Mela at Gadag.

Science and Technology:

1. K.P. Rao from Udupi, S. Aiyappan from Chamrajanagar.(Kannada software and Kannada fonts.)

Agriculture and Environment:

1. K. Narayanswamy from Chickballapur,
2. M.D. Subhashchandra from Uttara Kannada,
3. Anusuyamma from Ramanagaram and
4. Vasanth Kumar Thimakapura from Mysore.

Sports:

1. C.M. Muthaiah from Kodagu,
2. G.H. Thulasidhara from Bellary and
3. Sadashiva Salian from Dakshina Kannada.

Fine arts:

1. Sheila Gowda from Bangalore,
2. Ali Saba Nadafa from Bagalkot,
3.  T.M. Mayachar from Mandya and
4. Vijaya Hagara Gundagi from Gulbarga.

Medicine:

1. V. Lakshminarayana from Kolar,

Cinema:

1. Sundarnath Suvarna from Dakshina Kannada,
2. R. Ratna from Bangalore,
3. Loknath from Bangalore Rural and
4. Girija Lokesh from Bangalore.

Media:

1. Gudihalli Nagaraja from Chitradurga,
2. C.G. Manjula from Bangalore and
3. R.P. Venkateshmurthy from Hassan.
4. P Mohammed working with Vijaya Karnataka

The Congress government restricted the number of awards to 58, as it is the 58th year of the state's formation. To avoid any controversies, the government had entrusted the responsibility of selecting the nominees to a committee headed by Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy.

In the past, the awards have run into many controversies . In 1992, the S Bangarappa government honoured 172 persons. In 2004, the SM Krishna government restricted the number to 60. But in 2005, the Congress-JD (S) regime broke the record by honouring 175 persons.

In 2006, the JD (S)-BJP government honoured only 50 persons and also evolved a policy to increase the number of award winners by one every year. But in 2009, the BS Yeddyurappa government broke the rules by presenting 93 awards .

Karnataka Rajyotsava-1st Nov, 2013

Karnataka Rajyotsava is celebrated on November 01, 2013. Kannada Rajyotsava, also called Karnataka Formation Day, is celebrated every year by Kannadigas in India and overseas. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of Karnataka. The Rajyotsava day is listed as a government holiday in the state of Karnataka and is celebrated by Kannadigas across the world. It is marked by the announcement and presentation of the honours list for Rajyotsava Awards by the Government of Karnataka, hoisting of the unofficial Karnataka flag with an address from the Chief Minister and Governor of the state along with community festivals, orchestra, Kannada book releases and concerts.

for Kannada Rajyotsava GREETINGS

 
 

Rajyotsava awards 2013: Will it be an Ahinda show all the way?

Bengaluru: When Karnataka celebrates its 58th Kannada Rajyotsava day on Friday, you can expect as many as 58 eminent personalities from across 20 disciplines to bag the second highest civilian award – the Rajyotsava Award.

The selection committee headed by Jnanpith awardee Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy, on Sunday, sat through a marathon meeting in the city, studying the 200 names that remained on the list, after scrutinizing some 3,500 applications. With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reportedly insisting that only 58 names should be there in the final list, the panel was busy trying to balance the two criteria —merit and social justice— as directed by the CM.

According to sources, Siddaramaiah has ruled out the possibility of yielding to any lobby. Instead, the CM is said to have directed the panel to strictly pick those nominees, who are perceived to be achievers by the common man and not those who have recommendation from heavyweights.

With the final list likely to be announced in a day or two, sources say, it would come as no surprise if the majority of those in the list belong to the Ahinda (backward classes and minorities) category.

In 2012, the Jagadish Shettar government had chosen 57 individuals along with seven organizations for the award. In 2011, then chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda had defended his decision of limiting the number of awards to 50, stating `it will give the award its due sanctity’.

A jumbo list of 159 awardees made it to the 2010 awards when B.S. Yeddyurappa was chief minister. As rains and floods caused havoc in North Karnataka in 2009, there was no Rajyotsava celebration. In 2008, the Yeddyurappa government honoured 92 personalities with the award and also enhanced the cash prize from

Rs 10,000 to Rs one lakh.

By Prathima Nandakumar /DC 

Pandit Kumar Gandharva

Pandit Kumar Gandharva

Pt. Kumar Gandharva was born on 8th April,1924 in Sulebhavi near Belgaum ( Karnataka) to a Kannadiga family. He studied music under Prof B R Deodhar and Ms. Anjanibai Mhalpekar, two eminent musicians of his time.

Kumar Gandharva or Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath (Kannada: ಶಿವಪುತ್ರಪ್ಪ ಸಿದ್ಧರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಕಂಕಾಳಿಮಠ) (8 April 1924 - 12 January 1992) was aHindustani classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. The name Kumar Gandharva is a title given to him when he was a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit in Hindu mythology.

Kanakadasa jayanthi holiday

Kanakadasa Jayanthi is a festival cerebrated by people of Karnataka in general and Kuruba Gowda community in particular. It is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa. In tribute to the great saint, the government of Karnataka has declared November 20 as a state holiday. All the government offices, schools and colleges around the state celebrate the birth anniversary of Shri Kanaka Dasa as a tribute to one of the great social reformers of Karnataka. The 519th anniversary was celebrated in 2013.

The quiet gentleman-K.S. Ashwath

K S Ashwath

In K.S. Ashwath's death we have lost a great artiste who gave a new dimension to the role of a supporting actor.

K.S. Ashwath, among Kannada cinema's real actors, is no more. Sadly, this “star-driven” industry made no exceptions to even a phenomenal actor like Ashwath. He, who lent a new dimension to every role that he played, Ashwath was truly someone who expanded the horizon of the supporting actor.

State Awards: Best Actor:Puneet Rajkumar, Best Actress:RAmya

For State Awards List of All Category 
for Kannada Rajyotsava 2013 Awardees(Complete List)

Putting A Price On Human Life-Dr. Devi Shetty

How much is a human life worth? It’s a question very few of us have had to answer.

Dr. Devi Shetty, an India-based cardiac surgeon and humanitarian, offers world-leading heart surgeries at a fraction of what it costs in America. Can the U.S. health care system learn a thing or two from Dr. Shetty? 

But for Dr. Devi Shetty, a cardiovascular surgeon and founder of 14 heart hospitals in India, this question is part of his daily job.

I recently had the privilege of spending three days with Dr. Shetty and accompanying him to the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he gave an inspiring talk called “Putting a Price on Human Life.”

C H Lokanath at 'Belli Hejje'

LOKANATH

Uppinakaayi Uncle (Bootayyana maga ayyu Film:pickle uncle) Lokanath is the guest of honor at 'Belli Hejje' and he will be speaking on his life in cinema in the last four and half decades.

Uppinakaayi Uncle is the affectionate name for veteran actor Lokanath after his short and effective role in 'Boothayyana Maga Ayyu'. Two jars of pickles were presented to Lokanath by a villager at the 100 days function of this film in the past. On 27th of October at 5 pm after photo exhibition of Lokanath films in Kannada he will receive the honor from Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy. Thara Anooradha, MLC and Chair Person of KCA will preside over the 'Belli Hejje'.

Dr K P Rao is the one who first developed Kannada software and Kannada fonts.

K P Rao

            He is very simple, down to earth, ready to help anyone at anytime and preferred low profile. He was never for name and fame. Because of this of his low profile attitude he was never considered for this award earlier.

     Phonetic keyboard in Indian Languages Software’s is dedicated to his name with K P Rao Keyboard.

            Kinnikambla Padmanabha Rao, better known as K P was born on February 29 1940. He is a unique composition of academics and industry, which undoubtedly has been of immense help in bringing out path breaking researches.

       Early Kannada software, a script-enabling one, was largely geared towards desktop publishing (DTP). Shabdaratna, Venus, Prakashak, and Sediyapu were some of the software that brought publication activity to computers from manual typesetting. This was the mid-’80s when the PCs were just coming in.

   K P Rao developed free Kannada software that was the basis for other software such as Nudi and Baraha. He also adapted the English QWERTY keyboard so that it could be used by Kannada and other Indian language scripts.

     The very popular layout that Nudi software uses for Input is K P Rao’s phonetic layout for Kannada. Professor K P Rao had worked on similar phonetic layouts for other languages as well. K P Rao is the author of Sediyapu, probably the first ever popular software with Kannada on the computing scene. It became popularly known as KGP Layout or Nudi Layout since KGP adapted it.

        The government of Karnataka took the initiative in standardizing Kannada on computers and notified the standard font for Kannada and a keyboard layout in 2001. This layout is nothing but a slightly modified layout of K P Rao’s. GoKhas also released a free software by name Nudi adhering to the standards.

            The prestigious ‘Nadoja’ (teacher of the State), which is equivalent of the honorary Doctor of Letters degree, was conferred on K P Rao for his contributions towards the development of Kannada keyboard and developing a software to use Kannada language on computers.

              He has worked in BARC, TATA Press, Monotype Ltd, Manipal University and IIT Gowhati. He has 3 technical book publications and numerous journal articles.

Also Read:

Inventor of the first phonetic keyboard driver for Indian languages, Panini of Modern times: Prof. K P Rao

Rajyotsava Prashasti

The Annual Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state are conferred by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the birth of Karnataka State on November 1 celebrated as Kannada Rajyotsava. The awards celebrate achievements by persons of eminence in their chosen fields. The awardees are from the fields of literature, music, dance, theatre, journalism, sports, medicine, education, agriculture, Information Technology and Science.

The awards are presented in Bangalore by the Chief minister of Karnataka. Each award carries an amount of Rs. 100,000, a shawl, a citation and a memento. In addition to that, the government allots commercial land for eligible awardees.

Sample of Rajyotsava Prashasti 

Kannada Rajyotsava-2013 Greetings and Wishes

Girish Karnad criticises AR Rahman

Jnanpith laureate Girish Karnad, who recently called Rabindranath Tagore a 'second-rate playwright', has now taken on Oscar Award winner AR Rahman. At an Urdu poetry function, Karnad accused Rahman of ignoring the beauty of lyrics and giving importance to instruments in his compositions.

Karnad claimed that Urdu poetry were defining Bollywood songs but today it is dead. AR Rahman should be mainly blamed for it. He further added that the Roja music director is a great musician but his instruments have overpowered the beauty of lyrics.

Girish Karnad enjoyed working in Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger

Theatre personality and Jnanpith laureate, Girish Karnad has claimed that he loved to be part of Bollywood blockbuster film Ek Tha Tiger starring Salman Khan. The multifaceted actor had an important role in the film, which was the highest grosser of 2011. Girish Karnad has said that he realised the importance of his role in Ek Tha Tiger only after watching the film. He said that he loved the role and had a wonderful time working with the team. "In fact, I joked on the set that I maybe India's answer to Dame Judi Dench. I also consider myself lucky that I am getting such good roles even at this age, and I am thankful for that," the Times of India quoted Karnad as saying. Girish Karnad played the role of a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) officer, the boss of Tiger played by Salman Khan and the father figure of Tiger. The film, which was made with a huge budget, earned Rs 200 crores alone at Indian Box Office.

Posted by: Ramchander 

Kannada Film (State) Awards:List-announced on Oct, 2013

 

Posted by mahesh./OIKannada/Date:27th Oct,2013

Kittur Rani Chennamma : Earliest ruler to fight British rule

Introduction of Rani Chennamma

Kittur Rani Channamma

Rani Chennamma was the first woman independence activist of Bharat. She stood all alone with a vibrant fiery eye against the British Empire. Rani Chennamma did not succeed in driving them away, but she did provoke many women to rise against the British rule. She was Chennamma Queen of the princely state Kittur in Karnataka. Today she is well known as Kittur Rani Chennamma. Let us take a few steps back in history to know more about her.

Kannada lexicographer:Prof G Venkatasubbaiah

A Kannada lexicographer who has compiled over 10 dictionaries, edited over 25 books and published several papers. He is regarded as the father of the modern Kannada dictionary

Biography : ( Born : August 23, 1913)

Early life and education:

Venkatasubbaiah was born on August 23, 1913. He was born and brought up in Mysore. He is the son of renowned Kannada and Sanskrit scholar Ganjam Thimmanniah. He secured his Masters of Arts degree from the Maharaja college in Mysore in the year 1932, ranking first in the university. He took up the teaching profession and taught Kannada language at the Maharaja's College inMysore and the Vijaya college in Bangalore.He served as Head of department of Kannada in Vijaya College and Prof.V.T.Srinivasan was the Principal of that college from 1951 to 1972.

Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa

Field Marshal K M Cariappa

Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was born on 28 January 1899 in Coorg. After his formal education at Madikeri, he went on to study at the Presidency College, Madras. He was an active sportsman. Cariappa was one among the select few who was selected for the first batch of KCIOs (King's Commissioned Indian Officers) at the Daly Cadet College in Indore and was commissioned in the Carnatic Infantry. He was in active service with the 37 (Prince of Wales) Dogra in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) and then posted to the 2nd Rajput Light Infantry (Queen Victoria's Own). He went on to become the first Indian officer to undergo the course at Staff College, Quetta in 1933. In 1946, he got promoted as the Brigadier of the Frontier Brigade Group.

K.M Cariappa saw action in Iraq, Syria and Iran from 1941-1942 and then in Burma in 1943-1944 and became the first Indian Officer to be given command of a unit in 1942. He went on receive many awards and accolades in his distinguished career. In 1947, Cariappa became the first Indian to be selected to undergo a training course at Imperial Defence College, Camberly, UK. After India's independence, K.M.Cariappa was appointed as the Deputy Chief of General Staff with the rank of Major General. Thereafter, he became the Eastern Army Commander and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command during the outbreak of war with Pakistan.

Remembering Great Comedian-Villain Dhirendra Gopal-1

Great Comedian-Villain Dhirendra Gopal-2

Remembering :Great Comedian-Villain Dhirendra Gopal-3

Remembering :Great Comedian-Villain Dhirendra Gopal-4

Remembering :Great Comedian-Villain Dhirendra Gopal-5

Remembering :Great Comedian-Villain Dhirendra Gopal -6

Remembering the Great Creator-Actor-Director Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag's Debut Movie Girish Karnad's Ondanondu Kaladalli

Malgudi Days Serial Created National Record Directed by Shankarnag

Shankarnag Directed Dr. Rajkumar's Film

Shankarnag's Original Name Bhavani Shankar

Shankar Nag Dreams