Year 2023, April 11 -- The State Government on Wednesday announced the list of a total of 15 achievers from different fields for conferment of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Award for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh, a 20 gm Gold Medal and a Citation. The awardees are as follows:

Harihara Anandaswamy of Mysuru (Social Service), Indudhar Honnapura of Bengaluru (Journalism), Rudrappa Hanagawadi of Davanagere (Administration), Seethavva Jodatti of Belagavi (Devadasi Liberation) and K. Pundalikarao Shettiba of Bidar (Social Service/Politics).

Year 2024: Sridhar Kaliveera of Bengaluru (Movement), Mallajamma of Mandya (Social Service/Politics), Ramdev Raake of Bengaluru (Journalism), Y.B. Himmadi of Belagavi (Lit...