Mysuru: A total of 69 achievers from different fields  have been selected for the Mysuru District Kannada Rajyotsava award this year. The awardees are as follows:

Kannada Activists: K. Tejovathi, Kalappa, C.J. Lokesh, N.G. Girish and Dairy Venkatesh.

Social Service: N. Bhaskar, Harish, K. Jayaprakash Rao, S.V. Raghavendra, Dr. T. Thyagaraju, S. Ranganath, Malini R. Phalaksha, T.C. Rajesh Gowda, M.S. Sushma, M.M. Nikhilesh, Devagalli Somashekar, T. Suresh and H.R. Nagendrarao.

Yoga, Karate and Sports: Dr. M.L. Rajendra Prasad, Akash Aradhya, Dr. B.P. Murthy, M. Siddaraju, B.R. Paranjyothi, Falkia Khan and R. Govindaraju.

Education: Dr. P.N. Hemachandra, N. Suresh, G. Ravishankar and Dr. V.G. Siddaraju.

Folklore: Chikkathayamma, M. Mahalinga, N. Malleshaiah and Thirumalegowda.

Journalism:  K. Shashikumar, L. Satish, J. Naveen Kumar, M. Subramanya, M.T. Mahadev, Hanagodu Nataraj, C.K. Mahendra and Gavimatha Ravi.

Theatre: Kumar Arasegowda, V. Albert and Prasad Kundur; , Acting: Tushara N. Bharadwaj; Dance: Dr. Sanjay Shantaram.

Literature: K. Kempanna, Dr. S. Puttappa Mudigunda, Siddaswamy, M.N. Latha Mohan and Dr. Pushpa Iyengar.

Music: H.M. Mahadev, M.S.Janakiram, R.K. Padmanabha and P. Javaranayaka; Medical: Dr. Raghunath Aladakatte, Dr. S. Ranganathaiah, Dr. Shobha and Dr. Usha Hegde.

Legal Service: Advocate Law Guide  Venkatesh, Editor of Law Guide Kannada monthly.

Army: Gajanana T. Bhat and H.S. Nanjundaswamy; Miscellaneous: Nagaraju M. Tagadur; Environment: P.A. Radha and H.N. Srikantha Kashyap; Religious Service: Dr. R. Chakrapani and Prashanth Arya.

Painting: Ameena Begum M. Kalekhan; Fine Arts & Architecture: Parvathi Ramakrishnaiah.