# Rajyotsava Awards (2015)

The Government of Karnataka announced the Rajyotsava awards for the year 2015. The awardees included 60 noted eminent individuals from various fields.

## List of 2015 Awardees

The Rajyotsava award winners for the year 2015 are:

### Individual

| Sl.No | Awardee | Area of expertise | Location | Highlights |
| 1 | Prof. K G Nagarajappa | Literature | Tumakuru | Writer and Literary figure from Kallur in Tumakuru district. He is known for his literary works Maruchintane and Devanga Samkruthi. Conferred Nadoja Award in 2011. |
| 2 | Jinadatta Desai | Literature | Belagavi | Kannada writer and retired judge. Desai hails from the Amminabhavi village of Dharwad district. He has published seven poem anthologies. He is known to bring out the hypocrisy of society in his poems. |
| 3 | Aryamba Pattabhi | Literature | Mysuru | Literary figure. |
| 4 | Veerendra Simpi | Literature | Bidar | Literary figure. |
| 5 | H. L. Keshava Murthy | Literature | Mandya | Literary figure. |
| 6 | H. G. Somashekar Rao | Theatre | Bengaluru | Theatre figure. |
| 7 | B Kariyappa Master | Theatre | Raichur | Theatre figure. |
| 8 | Mumtaz Begum | Theatre | Gadag | Theatre figure. |
| 9 | Sanjeevappa Gabbur | Theatre | Raichur | Theatre figure. |
| 10 | Veena Adavani | Theatre | Ballari | Theatre figure. |
| 11 | Sriramulu | Music and Dance | Kolar | Artist. |
| 12 | Lokesh Das | Music and Dance | Hassan | Artist. |
| 13 | Kasimsab Jamadar | Music and Dance | Uttara Kannada | Artist. |
| 14 | Shobha R Huilgol | Music and Dance | Gadag | Artist. |
| 15 | Chitra Venugopal | Music and Dance | Bengaluru | Kathak danseuse and choreographer with a career spanning over 60 years. Renowned teacher at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan since 2000. She has been awarded the Kala Shri in 1997 and the Senior Fellowship Award for research in Abhinaya in Kathak by the Ministry of HRD (2000-2002). |
| 16 | Kamalakshi M. J. | Art and Sculpture | Bengaluru Rural | Artist. |
| 17 | P. S. Kademani | Art and Sculpture | Vijayapura | Artist. |
| 18 | Mallappa Maliyappa Badigera | Art and Sculpture | Bagalkot | Artist. |
| 19 | Mariswamy | Art and Sculpture | Bengaluru Rural | Artist. |
| 20 | Margoli Govinda Shiregara | Yakshagana / Bayalata | Udupi | Folk art exponent. |
| 21 | Mudambilu Gopalakrishna Shastri | Yakshagana / Bayalata | Dakshina Kannada | Folk art exponent. |
| 22 | Sakravva Yallavva Patrota | Yakshagana / Bayalata | Belagavi | Folk art exponent. |
| 23 | Tammannachar | Yakshagana / Bayalata | Mysuru | Folk art exponent. |
| 24 | Prakash Bhat | Agriculture and Environment | Dharwad | Agriculture Scientist |
| 25 | Mallanna Nagarala | Agriculture and Environment | Bagalkot | President, Bijapur Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS), |
| 26 | Krishnappa Dasappa Gowda aka Bannur Krishnappa | Agriculture and Environment | Mysuru | Krishnappa is a practitioner and active advocate of natural farming (in lieu of chemical farming) which he believes is the answer to the agricultural crisis farmers face these days. His farm in Bannur has been visited by five lakh farmers in three years. |
| 27 | Muttanna Poojara | Agriculture and Environment | Haveri | |
| 28 | A. S. Kiran Kumar | Science | Chikkamagaluru | Chairman of ISRO. |
| 29 | Abdul Aziz | Science | Kolar | Scientist. |
| 30 | Dr R. K. Saroja | Medical | Chikkaballapur | Medicine. |
| 31 | Sowcar Janaki | Film and TV | Bengaluru | Leading Actor. Has over 385 movies in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu to her credit. She has acted with leading artists like Dr. RajKumar, MGR, N. T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao and Sivaji Ganesan. Awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (1984) and Kalaimamani award. |
| 32 | Sadashiva Brahmavara | Film and TV | Dharwad | Artist. |
| 33 | Sadhu Kokila | Film and TV | Bengaluru | Artist-Music Director |
| 34 | Shani Mahadevappa | Film and TV | Mandya | Artist. |
| 35 | M. S. Helavar | Social Service | Chikkamagaluru | Social Service worker. |
| 36 | Karin Kumar | Social Service | Bengaluru | Social Service worker. |
| 37 | Nira Srinivas Shanbhag | Social Service | Uttara Kannada | Social Service worker. |
| 38 | R. R. Padaki | Social Service | Vijayapura | Social Service worker. |
| 39 | Akkai Padmashali | Social Service | Bengaluru | Social Service worker. |
| 40 | Justice A. J. Sadashiva | Judiciary | Mandya | Retired judge. |
| 41 | Machar Gopala Nayak | Folklore | Dakshina Kannada | Folk artist. |
| 42 | Appagere Timmaraju | Folklore | Ramanagar | Folk artist. |
| 43 | Kenchamade Gowda | Folklore | Chamarajnagar | Folk artist. |
| 44 | Hanif M. Shiek | Folklore | Kalaburagi | Folk artist. |
| 45 | Gurulingappa Veerasangappa Karadi | Folklore | Bagalkot | Folk artist. |
| 46 | Mariyamma Basanna Shiravati | Folklore | Yadgir | Folk artist. |
| 47 | Kalle Shivottama Rao | Media | Udupi | Media person. |
| 48 | Prof H. S. Eshwar | Media | Shivamogga | Media person. |
| 49 | Nagamani S. Rao | Media | Bengaluru | Media person. |
| 50 | Hanumantha Hoogar | Media | Dharwad | Media person. |
| 51 | Naganna | Media | Tumakuru | Media person. |
| 52 | Pandanda Kuttappa | Sports person | Kodagu | Hockey player. |
| 53 | Vinay Kumar | Sports person | Davanagere | Indian Cricket player. Right-arm medium fast bowler. He has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He captained Karnataka to two consecutive Ranji Trophy titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. |
| 54 | Niranjan Mukundan | Sports person | Bengaluru | Swimmer. Junior world champion in the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) 11th World Junior Games at Stadskanaal, Netherlands. Niranjan clinched seven gold and three silver medals. |
| 55 | H. S. Patil | Others | Koppal | |
| 56 | Lakshman Telagavi | Others | Chitradurga | |
| 57 | Fakirappa Reddy Basappa Reddy Gaddanakeri | Others | Gadag | |
| 58 | S. Tippeswamy | Others | Mysuru | |
| 59 | Sharada Rajanna | Horanadu (overseas Kannadiga) | from Mysuru, now in USA | |

### Organisations/Associations

| Sl.No | Awardee | Area of expertise | Location | Highlights |
| 1 | P. G. Halakatti Research Centre | | Vijayapura | |