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.
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