Jakanachari Award Explained

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

S.No	Name	Birth / death	Awarded	Location	Notes
1.	C. Parameshwara Acharya^[1]	1922 (b)	1999	Karkala
2.	R. Kalachar^[2]	1943 (b)	2003	Chitradurga	Student of Nagendrachar (grandfather) from Ajjihalli of Channagiri taluk in Davanagere. Sculptures on stone, metal, gold, silver and wood.
3.	C. Siddalingaiah^[3]		2005
4.	Bilikere Narayanachar Channappacharya^[4]	1936 (b)	2006	Mysuru	From Bilikere village^[5] in Mysore district. He has sculpted several silver doors for various temples.
5.	Malloja Bheema Rao^[6]		2007	Bagalkot
6.	R. Veerabhadrachar^[7]		2008	Bengaluru
7.	K. C. Puttannachar^[8]		2009	Mysore	Kirenalli village.
8.	Venkatachalapathy		2010	Bengaluru
9.	Kanaka Murthy^[9]		2011	Bengaluru	Lady sculptor. From small Karnataka town of T Narsipur.^[10] Disciple of Devalankunda Vadiraj. Stone sculpture in styles: Hoysala, Chola and Chalukya.
10.	G. B. Hamsanandacharya^[11]		2012
11.	Basanna Monappa Badiger^[12]	1942 (b)^[13]	2013		Known for wood carving, particularly the Surpur form with neem tree logs which are known for their hardness.
12.	Mahadevappa Shilpi^[14]		2014
13.	Shanmukappa Yarakad^[15]		2015

Notes and References

1. News: Jakanachari Award for parameshwara Acharya . 1 January 2000 . 17 January 2016 . . Bangalore.
2. News: Reciting mantras to stones . 8 February 2004 . Deccan Herald . 18 January 2016 . B M, Subbalakshmi .
3. News: Number of Rajyotsava awards to be limited . 6 June 2006 . The Hindu . 18 January 2016 . Bangalore.
4. News: G.S. Amur, Lalitha Naik among those chosen for State awards . 27 March 2007 . The Hindu . 18 January 2016 . Bangalore.
5. Web site: Silver cover door for Goddess Chamundeshwari . 9 August 2013 . 17 January 2016 . Ratna, K.
6. News: Seven honoured . 13 February 2009 . Express News Service . 17 January 2016 . Bangalore.
7. News: State awards for art, culture . 6 January 2010 . DH News Service . 17 January 2016 . Bangalore.
8. News: Medha Patkar chosen for Basava Puraskar 2010 . 2 December 2011 . The Hindu . 17 January 2016 . Bangalore.
9. Web site: Varshika Varadhi . Kannada and Culture, Information department . 17 January 2016 . 10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170329113311/http://www.karnataka.gov.in/kcit/Documents/60%20RandI%202013%20Varshika%20Varadhi%202012-13.pdf . 29 March 2017 . dead .
10. News: The Chisel and Stone of Idol Worship . 15 June 2014 . The New Indian Express . 17 January 2016 . Vasudev, Chetana Divya . Bangalore.
11. News: Award for Ananthamurthy . 7 January 2014 . The Hindu . 17 January 2016 . Bangalore.
12. News: Siddaramaiah Presents 13 State Cultural Awards to Winners . 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 . dead . 2 February 2015 . 2 February 2015 . Express News Service . 17 January 2016 . Bengaluru.
13. News: He converts a wooden log into a piece of art . 14 October 2007 . The Hindu . 17 January 2016 . Sivanandan, T.V. . Gulbarga.
14. Web site: ಅಭಿನವ ಜಕಣಾಚಾರಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದಾನ | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ . www.prajavani.net . 12 January 2022 . 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 . 14 May 2016 . dead.
15. Web site: ಯರಕದರಿಗೆ ಜಕಣಾಚಾರಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ | Kannadamma. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514213525/http://kannadamma.net/?p=125996. 14 May 2016.