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{{Short description|Award for sculptors and craftsmen from Karnataka}}

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The '''Jakanachari Award''' is a state award of [[Karnataka]] conferred on talented sculptors and craftsmen from the state. These awards are given away every year by the government of Karnataka to celebrate the contributions of the legendary sculptor [[Amarashilpi Jakanachari]].

== Awardees ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! S.No
! Name
! Birth / death
! Awarded
! Location
! Notes
|-
| 1.
| C. Parameshwara Acharya<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/01/01/stories/04012108.htm | title=Jakanachari Award for parameshwara Acharya | date=1 January 2000 | access-date=17 January 2016 | work=[[The Hindu]] | location=Bangalore}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| 1922 (b)
| 1999
| [[Karkala]]
|
|-
| 2.
| R. Kalachar<ref name="2004-deccan">{{cite news | url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb082004/artic1.asp | title=Reciting mantras to stones | date=8 February 2004 | agency=Deccan Herald | access-date=18 January 2016 | author=B M, Subbalakshmi }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| 1943 (b)<ref name="2004-deccan" />
| 2003
| [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]
| Student of Nagendrachar (grandfather)<ref name="2004-deccan" /> from [[Ajjihalli, Davanagere|Ajjihalli]] of [[Channagiri]] taluk in [[Davanagere]]. Sculptures on stone, metal, gold, silver and wood.
|-
| 3.
| C. Siddalingaiah<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/number-of-rajyotsava-awards-to-be-limited/article3115777.ece | title=Number of Rajyotsava awards to be limited | date=6 June 2006 | agency=The Hindu | access-date=18 January 2016 | location=Bangalore}}</ref>
|
| 2005
|
|
|-
| 4.
| Bilikere Narayanachar Channappacharya<ref name="2006-hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/gs-amur-lalitha-naik-among-those-chosen-for-state-awards/article1816356.ece | title=G.S. Amur, Lalitha Naik among those chosen for State awards | date=27 March 2007 | agency=The Hindu | access-date=18 January 2016 | location=Bangalore}}</ref>
| 1936 (b)<ref name="2006-hindu" />
| 2006
| [[Mysuru]]
| From Bilikere village<ref>{{cite web | url=http://odysseyonapen.blogspot.in/2013/08/silver-cover-door-for-goddess.html | title=Silver cover door for Goddess Chamundeshwari | date=9 August 2013 | access-date=17 January 2016 | author=Ratna, K}}</ref> in Mysore district. He has sculpted several silver doors for various temples.
|-
| 5.
| Malloja Bheema Rao<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/article36073.ece | title=Seven honoured | date=13 February 2009 | agency=Express News Service | access-date=17 January 2016 | location=Bangalore | archive-date=23 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223200204/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/feb/13/seven-honoured-25493.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
| 2007
| [[Bagalkot]]
|
|-
| 6.
| R. Veerabhadrachar<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/45372/F | title=State awards for art, culture | date=6 January 2010 | agency=DH News Service | access-date=17 January 2016 | location=Bangalore}}</ref>
|
| 2008
| [[Bengaluru]]
|
|-
| 7.
| K. C. Puttannachar<ref name="2009-10-hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/medha-patkar-chosen-for-basava-puraskar-2010/article2679637.ece | title=Medha Patkar chosen for Basava Puraskar 2010 | date=2 December 2011 | agency=The Hindu | access-date=17 January 2016 | location=Bangalore}}</ref>
|
| 2009
| [[Mysore]]
| Kirenalli village.
|-
| 8.
| Venkatachalapathy<ref name="2009-10-hindu" />
|
| 2010
| [[Bengaluru]]
|
|-
| 9.
| [[Kanaka Murthy]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.karnataka.gov.in/kcit/Documents/60%20RandI%202013%20Varshika%20Varadhi%202012-13.pdf | title=Varshika Varadhi | publisher=Kannada and Culture, Information department | access-date=17 January 2016 | pages=10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329113311/http://www.karnataka.gov.in/kcit/Documents/60%20RandI%202013%20Varshika%20Varadhi%202012-13.pdf | archive-date=29 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
| 2011
| [[Bengaluru]]
| Lady sculptor. From small Karnataka town of T Narsipur.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/The-Chisel-and-Stone-of-Idol-Worship/2014/06/15/article2278352.ece | title=The Chisel and Stone of Idol Worship | date=15 June 2014 | agency=The New Indian Express | access-date=17 January 2016 | author=Vasudev, Chetana Divya | location=Bangalore | archive-date=23 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223200204/https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/jun/15/The-Chisel-and-Stone-of-Idol-Worship-624816.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Disciple of Devalankunda Vadiraj. Stone sculpture in styles: [[Hoysala]], [[Chola]] and [[Chalukya]].
|-
| 10.
| G. B. Hamsanandacharya<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/award-for-ananthamurthy/article5547594.ece | title=Award for Ananthamurthy | date=7 January 2014 | agency=The Hindu | access-date=17 January 2016 | location=Bangalore}}</ref>
|
| 2012
|
|
|-
| 11.
| Basanna Monappa Badiger<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Siddaramaiah-Presents-13-State-Cultural-Awards-to-Winners/2015/02/02/article2648744.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202192731/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Siddaramaiah-Presents-13-State-Cultural-Awards-to-Winners/2015/02/02/article2648744.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 February 2015 | title=Siddaramaiah Presents 13 State Cultural Awards to Winners | date=2 February 2015 | agency=Express News Service | access-date=17 January 2016 | location=Bengaluru}}</ref>
| 1942 (b)<ref name="badiger-hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/he-converts-a-wooden-log-into-a-piece-of-art/article1929839.ece | title=He converts a wooden log into a piece of art | date=14 October 2007 | agency=The Hindu | access-date=17 January 2016 | author=Sivanandan, T.V. | location=Gulbarga}}</ref>
| 2013
| [[Gulbarga]]
| Known for wood carving, particularly the Surpur form with [[neem]] tree logs which are known for their hardness.
|-
| 12.
| Mahadevappa Shilpi<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%B5-%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8 |title=ಅಭಿನವ ಜಕಣಾಚಾರಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದಾನ | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ |website=www.prajavani.net |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514211618/http://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%B5-%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8 |archive-date=14 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
| 2014
| [[Gulbarga]]
|
|-
| 13.
| Shanmukappa Yarakad<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kannadamma.net/?p=125996|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160514213525/http://kannadamma.net/?p=125996|archive-date = 14 May 2016|title = ಯರಕದರಿಗೆ ಜಕಣಾಚಾರಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ | Kannadamma}}</ref>
|
| 2015
| [[Ilkal]]
|
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian visual arts awards]]
[[Category:Karnataka-related lists]]
[[Category:1922 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1922]]

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AyushAmar at 03:39, 24 March 2026