Chhattisgarh News: In the Rajyotsav 2026 organized on the occasion of Chhattisgarh State Foundation Day, 36 personalities and institutions who have made significant contributions in art, culture, literature, journalism, sports, social service and other fields will be honored with state decorations. Tourism and Culture Minister Rajesh Aggarwal announced the awards in a press conference held in Raipur.
Honoring the talents of art, literature and folk arts
According to the announced list, Habib Tanvir Award for contemporary theater will be given to Dr. Purushottam Chandrakar and Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Award for Hindi literature will be given to Dr. Biharilal Sahu. Chakradhar Samman for classical music and dance will be given to Dr. M. Sriram Murthy and Dau Mandraji Samman for folk theater and folk crafts will be given to Rekha Jalakshatri.
Laxman Masturia Award for Chhattisgarhi Folk Song, Sadhna Yadav, Devdas Banjare Memorial Award for Panthi Dance, C.L. Khuman Sav Samman for Ratre and Chhattisgarhi folk music will be awarded to Chandrabhushan Verma. Chetan Lal Dewangan will receive the Dr. Teejan Bai Award for Pandavani art.
Selection in Journalism and Creative Writing
Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Journalism Award for Hindi Print Media will be given to Pramod Kumar Sahu. Varun Sakhaji and Rasika Pandey will jointly receive this award for Hindi electronic media. Madhukar Kher Memorial Journalism Award for English Print Media will be presented to Shishir Rai Chaudhary.
Pandit Madhavrao Sapre National Creativity Award for creative writing and Hindi language will be given to senior journalist and writer Anant Vijay.
Respect for social service, public awareness and tribal upliftment
Duman Lal Dhruv will receive the Martyr Veernarayan Singh Memorial Award for tribal social consciousness and upliftment. Minimata Samman will be given to Lata Netam of Lok Aastha Seva Sansthan for women upliftment and public awareness. Guru Ghasidas Samman will be given to Sukhchand Bhaskar for social consciousness and upliftment of Scheduled Castes.
In the field of cooperative, Thakur Pyarelal Singh Award will be given to Dhansingh Baghel and Primary Kuduk Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited. Maharaja Agrasen Award for social harmony will be given to Babulal Agarwal and Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Award for social, educational and economic achievements will be given to Tejaswini Seva Pratishthan.
Awards in sports, agriculture, medicine and other fields
In the field of sports, Gundadhoor Samman will be given to Sanju Devi and Maharaja Pravirchandra Bhanjdev Samman will be given to Toman Kumar. Dr. Khubchand Baghel Krishak Ratna Award for agriculture will be given to Punni Das Bhatt, Dhanvantari Award for Ayurvedic medical education and research will be given to Dr. Dinesh Kumar Nag and Bilasabai Kenwat Matsya Vikas Award for fisheries will be given to Pradeep Kumar Soni.
Rajeshree Mahant Vaishnavdas Ji Maharaj Award for Sanskrit language will be given to Dr. Bahuran Singh Patel and Dr. Bhanwar Singh Porte Award for tribal service and economic upliftment will be given to C. Srinivas of Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital. In the field of labour, Ramanuj Pratap Singhdev Smriti Shram Yashasvi Award will be given to Antaryami Samal.
Contribution in cinema, law and rural tourism also honored
Kishore Sahu Award will be given to Syed Tahir Ali (Karan Khan) for creative writing, direction, acting, screenplay and production in Hindi and Chhattisgarhi cinema. Mohan Sundarani will receive the Kishore Sahu National Award for direction.
Mata Bahadur Kalarin Award for struggle against women oppression and upliftment of women will be given to Bulbul Baidya, Barrister Thakur Chhedilal Award in the field of law will be given jointly to Kaustubh Shukla and Hemant Kumar Mishra and Chendru State Rural Tourism Award for rural tourism will be given to Satyendra Kumar Upadhyay.
State decorations will inspire the new generation
Minister Rajesh Aggarwal said that the state decoration is an opportunity to honor the talents of the state, their achievements and contribution towards the society. He said that Rajyotsav reflects the cultural identity and development journey of the state and the achievements of honored talents will inspire the new generation to do excellent work.
Note: The released material mentions the announcement of honors in 36 categories, but does not include the names and details of winners for all 36 awards. The article covers major categories and selected names based on available information.