Literature:
Ko Chennabasappa from Davangere,
Chandrakantha Kusanoor from Gulbarga,
Mallika Ghanti from Bagalkot,
K.B. Siddhaiah from Tumkur and
Srikanta Kudige from Shimoga.
Theatre:
Gajanana Hari Mahale from Dharwad,
H.V. Venkatasubbaiah from Bangalore,
Na Ratna from Mysore,
Florina Bai from Gadag and
Shashidhar Adapa from Dakshina Kannada.
Music:
Sohan Kumari from Bangalore,
Fayaz Khan from Dharwad,
Basavaraja Thirukappa Bhajantri from Haveri and
Hanumantha Rao Gonawara from Raichur
Dance:
M. Shakuntala Hanumanthappa from Chikmagalur;
folk:
Shanti Naik from Uttara Kannada,
Yelisowwa Madara from Davangere,
Bannur Kempama from Mysore,
Mahadevappa Monappa Badigera from Bagalkot and
Sharanappa Vadageri from Koppal.
Yakshagana-Bailata:
K.M. Raghava Nabiar from Udupi,
Narayana Hasyagara Nellikatte from Kasaragod,
Rayappa Sangappa Kumbhara from Bagalkot and
Lakshmibai Salahalli from Belgaum.
Social work:
Soolagitti Narasamma from Tumkur,
Kondajji B. Shanmugappa from Davangere,
Maina Gopalakrishna from Mysore,
T. Raja from Bangalore and
Basavalingappa S. Jamakhandi from Bagalkot.
Kannadiga Diaspora:
Doctor Aarthi Krishna settled in the U.S.
Outstanding achievement:
Harekala Hajabba from Dakshina Kannada,
Ishwar Chandra Chintamani from Bijapur and
Sugayya Hiremath from Yadgir.
Institutions:
Shaheen Educational Institution at Bidar and
B.B. Bannada Janapada Kala Mela at Gadag.
Science and Technology:
K.P. Rao from Udupi,
S. Aiyappan from Chamrajanagar.
Agriculture and Environment:
K. Narayanswamy from Chickballapur,
M.D. Subhashchandra from Uttara Kannada,
Anusuyamma from Ramanagaram and
Vasanth Kumar Thimakapura from Mysore.
Sports:
C.M. Muthaiah from Kodagu,
G.H. Thulasidhara from Bellary and
Sadashiva Salian from Dakshina Kannada.
Fine arts:
Sheila Gowda from Bangalore,
Ali Saba Nadafa from Bagalkot,
T.M. Mayachar from Mandya
and Vijaya Hagara Gundagi from Gulbarga.
Medicine:
V. Lakshminarayana from Kolar,
Cinema:
Sundarnath Suvarna from Dakshina Kannada,
R. Ratna from Bangalore,
Loknath from Bangalore Rural and
Girija Lokesh from Bangalore.
Media:
Gudihalli Nagaraja from Chitradurga,
C.G. Manjula from Bangalore and
