The Karnataka government has announced the Rajyotsava awards for 2017.
Among the awardees are historian Ramachandra Guha, playback singer K J Yesudas, hockey player V R Raghunath and atomic scientist M R Srinivasan.
The list has a total of 62 awardees.
Listing out the factors that were taken into consideration while selecting the recipients, the Karnataka government mentioned "social justice" and "equal district representation".
The awards will be given tomorrow by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a 20gm gold medal, and a citation.
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