Karnataka Ratna for Vishnuvardhan and B Sarojadevi to be presented on November 19
The Kannada and Culture Minister said the chief minister will present the state's highest honour posthumously at a grand function, and efforts are on to invite Rajinikanth.
Karnataka's highest civilian honour, the Karnataka Ratna, will be presented posthumously to Kannada film legend Dr Vishnuvardhan and veteran actress B Sarojadevi on November 19, Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi announced in Bengaluru.
The ceremony was first planned for November 14, but Chief Minister D K Shivakumar fixed November 19. The chief minister will present the awards himself, the minister said, adding that efforts are being made to invite Rajinikanth and actresses Lakshmi and Suhasini.
Separately, 71 personalities were chosen for this year's Rajyotsava awards, marking 71 years of the state's formation. Each awardee receives Rs 5 lakh and a 25-gram gold medal, and 12 women are among them.
The minister said five subcommittees and a high-level committee made the selection, aiming for representation of women, districts and different sections of society.
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