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Representative illustration for Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav 2026 state honours across 36 award categories.Photo: channel24india.com
Journalism, literature, folk arts, sport, social service and public welfare feature in the list of individual and institutional recipients
Key Highlights
- The Rajyotsav 2026 honours list covers 36 award categories.
- Journalism honours recognise contributions to Hindi print and electronic media, English print journalism and creative writing.
- Awards acknowledge achievements in tribal welfare, women’s empowerment, agriculture, healthcare and cooperative development.
- Traditional art forms, including Pandwani, Panthi dance and Chhattisgarhi folk music, receive recognition.
Raipur: Chhattisgarh’s Rajyotsav 2026 state honours list recognises individuals and institutions working across a wide spectrum of public life, from journalism, literature and performing arts to sport, healthcare, agriculture and social welfare.
The list identifies recipients under 36 award categories, reflecting the range of contributions being acknowledged during the state foundation day celebrations. Alongside prominent cultural and literary honours, it includes awards for grassroots service, tribal upliftment, women’s empowerment, rural tourism and professional achievement.
Journalism and Creative Writing Receive Recognition
Pramod Kumar Sahu is listed for the Chandulal Chandrakar Smriti Patrakarita Puraskar in the Hindi print media category. Barun Sakhaji and Rasika Pandey are named jointly under the Hindi electronic media category of the same award.
Shishir Roy Chowdhury is listed for the Madhukar Kher Smriti Patrakarita Puraskar, which recognises English print journalism.
Senior journalist and writer Anant Vijay is named for the Pandit Madhav Rao Sapre Rashtriya Rachnatmakta Samman, recognising creative writing and contributions to the Hindi language.
Together, these categories acknowledge work across print, broadcast and literary expression.
Honours for Literature, Theatre and Cinema
The Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Samman for Hindi literature names Dr Biharilal Sahu of Raigarh, while Dr Phoolchandakar of Raipur is listed for the Habib Tanvir Samman for contemporary theatre.
Rekha Jalkshatri is named for the Dau Mandraji Samman, associated with folk theatre and folk craft. The Chakradhar Samman, covering classical music and dance, lists Dr M. Shriram Murti.
In cinema, Syed Tahir Ali, also known as Karan Khan, is listed for the Kishore Sahu Samman, while Mohan Sundarani is named for the Kishore Sahu Rashtriya Alankaran for direction in Hindi and Chhattisgarhi cinema.
Traditional Arts and Folk Heritage in Focus
Several awards recognise artists associated with Chhattisgarh’s distinctive performance traditions.
Sadhana Yadav of Durg is listed for the Lakshman Masturiya Samman for Chhattisgarhi folk songs. C.L. Ratre is named for the Devdas Banjare Smriti Panthi Nritya Puraskar, while Chandrabhushan Verma receives recognition under the Khuman Sao Samman for Chhattisgarhi folk music.
Chetan Lal Dewangan of Durg district is listed for the Dr Teejan Bai Samman for Pandwani. Durga Prasad Parkar is named for the Lala Jagdalpuri Sahitya Puraskar, covering regional literature and folk poetry.
The Sant Ravidas Samman, associated with social equality, literature and poetry, lists Jagdish Prasad Deshmukh of Balod.
Social Service, Tribal Welfare and Women’s Empowerment
Duman Lal Dhruv of Dhamtari is named for the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Smriti Samman, recognising work related to tribal social awareness and upliftment.
Sukhchand Bhaskar of Kabirdham is listed for the Guru Ghasidas Samajik Chetna Evam Anusuchit Jati Utthan Samman.
The women’s empowerment categories include Lok Aastha Seva Sansthan, Gariaband, with Lata Netam named in the entry, for the Minimata Samman. Bulbul Baidya of Kanker is listed for the Mata Bahadur Kalarin Samman, which recognises work against the oppression of women and for their upliftment.
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Nava Raipur, with C. Srinivas named in the entry, is listed for the Dr Bhanwar Singh Porte Adivasi Seva Samman/Puraskar.
Sport, Agriculture and Professional Service
Sanju Devi of Korba is named for the Gundadhur Samman for excellence in sport. Archer Toman Kumar of Balod is listed for the Maharaja Pravirchandra Bhanjdev Samman.
Punitdas Bhatt of Kabirdham is named for the Dr Khubchand Baghel Krishak Ratna Puraskar, while Pradeep Kumar Soni of Balod is listed for the Bilasa Devi Kevat Matsya Vikas Puraskar.
The list also recognises contributions to Ayurveda, Sanskrit, law, labour welfare, criminal investigation and cooperative development.
Complete Award-Wise List
Names and award titles below are transliterated from the supplied Hindi document.
| No. | Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Smriti Samman | Duman Lal Dhruv, Dhamtari |
| 2 | Yati Yatanlal Samman | Vishwa Gita Dhenu Govind Pakshi Seva Dham, Kuhari, Durg |
| 3 | Gundadhur Samman | Sanju Devi, Korba |
| 4 | Minimata Samman — Women’s Empowerment | Lok Aastha Seva Sansthan, Gariaband; Lata Netam |
| 5 | Guru Ghasidas Samajik Chetna Evam Anusuchit Jati Utthan Samman | Sukhchand Bhaskar, Kabirdham |
| 6 | Thakur Pyarelal Singh Puraskar | Prathamik Kudukh Machhua Sahakari Samiti Maryadit, Chitrakote, Bastar; Dhansingh Baghel |
| 7 | Habib Tanvir Samman | Dr Phoolchandakar, Raipur |
| 8 | Maharaja Pravirchandra Bhanjdev Samman | Toman Kumar, Balod |
| 9 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla Samman | Tejaswini Seva Pratishthan, Nehru Nagar, Bilaspur |
| 10 | Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Samman | Dr Biharilal Sahu, Raigarh |
| 11 | Chakradhar Samman | Dr M. Shriram Murti, Raipur |
| 12 | Dau Mandraji Samman | Rekha Jalkshatri, Raipur |
| 13 | Dr Khubchand Baghel Krishak Ratna Puraskar | Punitdas Bhatt, Kabirdham |
| 14 | Maharaja Agrasen Samman | Babulal Agrawal, Raigarh |
| 15 | Chandulal Chandrakar Smriti Patrakarita Puraskar — Hindi Print Media | Pramod Kumar Sahu, Raipur |
| 16 | Chandulal Chandrakar Smriti Patrakarita Puraskar — Hindi Electronic Media | Barun Sakhaji and Rasika Pandey, Raipur |
| 17 | Madhukar Kher Smriti Patrakarita Puraskar — English Print Media | Shishir Roy Chowdhury, Raipur |
| 18 | Dhanwantari Samman | Dr Dinesh Kumar Nag, Dhamtari |
| 19 | Bilasa Devi Kevat Matsya Vikas Puraskar | Pradeep Kumar Soni, Balod |
| 20 | Rajarshi Mahant Vaishnavdas Ji Maharaj Sanskrit Bhasha Samman/Puraskar | Dr Bahoran Singh Patel, Raipur |
| 21 | Dr Bhanwar Singh Porte Adivasi Seva Samman/Puraskar | Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Nava Raipur; C. Srinivas |
| 22 | Late Ramanuj Pratap Singhdeo Smriti Shram Yashasvi Puraskar | UltraTech Cement Limited, Kukurdih Unit, Cement Works, Sarkipar, Balodabazar; Antaryami Samal |
| 23 | Pandit Lakhanlal Mishra Samman | Suresh Kumar Dhruv, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raipur |
| 24 | Chhattisgarh Apravasi Bharatiya Samman | Deepali Saraogi, Dantewada |
| 25 | Kishore Sahu Samman | Syed Tahir Ali — Karan Khan, Raipur |
| 26 | Lakshman Masturiya Samman | Sadhana Yadav, Durg |
| 27 | Devdas Banjare Smriti Panthi Nritya Puraskar | C.L. Ratre, Arang, Raipur district |
| 28 | Khuman Sao Samman | Chandrabhushan Verma, Raipur |
| 29 | Lala Jagdalpuri Sahitya Puraskar | Durga Prasad Parkar, Durg |
| 30 | Kishore Sahu Rashtriya Alankaran | Mohan Sundarani, Raipur |
| 31 | Barrister Thakur Chhedilal Samman | Kaustubh Shukla, Mayur Vihar, Delhi; and Hemant Kumar Mishra, Raipur |
| 32 | Mata Bahadur Kalarin Samman | Bulbul Baidya, Kanker |
| 33 | Pandit Madhav Rao Sapre Rashtriya Rachnatmakta Samman | Anant Vijay, senior journalist and writer, Raipur |
| 34 | Dr Teejan Bai Samman | Chetan Lal Dewangan, Pahanda, Durg |
| 35 | Chendru Rajya Gramin Paryatan Puraskar | Satyendra Kumar Upadhyay ‘Sunny’, Kabirdham |
| 36 | Sant Ravidas Samman | Jagdish Prasad Deshmukh, Balod |
Source: chhattisgarh alankaran samaroh.pdf
