No.NameAwardedNotes

01.Kuvempu1992Literature02.Dr. Rajkumar1993Films03. S. Nijalingappa1999 Politics04. C. N. R. Rao 2000 Science05. Bhimsen Joshi2005 Music06. Sri Sri Shivakumara Swamiji2007 Social Service07. Dr. D. Javare Gowda 2008Education, Literature08. Dr. Veerendra Heggade2009 Social Service, Philanthropic work