K'taka Ratna for Heggade, De Ja Gow

 
Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honour of the state. The committee headed by justice V S Malimath selected the awardees.

Javaregowda is a well known name in the field of literature. He has translated works of Tolstoy into Kannada and penned many works in Kannada. He served as vice-chancellor of Mysore University and was instrumental in setting up department of folk sstudies.

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dra Heggade as head of Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Education Institutes has been providing quality education to thousands of children across the state. He also launched a chain of rural development schemes. The government has not announced the date for conferring the title.