Karnataka Ratna
The Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person's extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year 1992 by the then Chief [Minister of Karnataka], S. Bangarappa by the Government of Karnataka. A total of twelve persons have received this award.
The award
The Award comes with a gold medal weighing 50 gm, a citation, a memento and a shawl.List of recipients
| Year | Recipient | Image | Field | Notes |
| 1992 | Kuvempu | Literature | ||
| 1992 | Dr. Rajkumar | Cinema | ||
| 1999 | S. Nijalingappa | Politics | ||
| 2000 | C. N. R. Rao | Science | ||
| 2001 | Devi Shetty | Medicine | ||
| 2005 | Bhimsen Joshi | Music | ||
| 2007 | Shivakumara Swami | Social service | ||
| 2008 | Javare Gowda | Education and literature | ||
| 2009 | Veerendra Heggade | Social service | ||
| 2022 | Puneeth [Rajkumar]# (1975 | Cinema and social service | ||
| 2025 | B. [Saroja Devi| B. Saroja Devi]# (1938 | Cinema | ||
| 2025 | Dr. Vishnuvardhan# (1950 | Cinema |