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ISRO Chairman Somanath, golfer Aditi Ashok among 68 people, 10 organisations chosen for Rajyotsava Award

ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, golfer Aditi Ashok, and retired Supreme Court judge V. Gopala Gowda are among the 68 people and 10 organisations selected for the Rajyotsava Award - 2023 by the Karnataka government for their contributions in different fields.

The committee headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah selected the winners. The award will be presented on November 1 at the Ravindra Kalakshetra by Mr. Siddaramaiah. This year, the State is celebrating the golden jubilee of renaming the Mysore State as Karnataka.

Seventy-five-year-old Huchchamma Basappa Chowdri, a resident of Kunikeri village of Koppal district, has been selected for the award. She donated two acres of land, worth more than ₹1 crore, for the development of a government school in her village. Ms. Chowdri is involved in feeding schoolchildren.

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