Bengaluru, Jan. 27 -- Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh and former BJP Rajya Sabha Member Prabhakar Kore are among the eight personalities from Karnataka to feature on the list of 131 Padma awardees this year.

While Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh has been awarded 'Padma Bhushan' in the category of Art, Dr. Prabhakar Kore, who has been chosen in the field of Literature and Education, is among the seven from the State who have been conferred with 'Padma Shri' award.

Apart from Kore, the six other personalities from the State who have been conferred the 'Padma Shri' award are - M. Ankegowda, who runs 'Pustakamane', a private Library at Pandavapura, that is spreading literacy by providing free access to books, Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi of Davangere in the ca...