Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav 2026: State Honours List Recognises Excellence Across 36 Award Categories

Representative illustration for Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav 2026 state honours across 36 award categories.Photo: primelookindia.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.

Complete List of State Honours and Recipients — Rajyotsav 2026

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, also known as 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

Source: chhattisgarh alankaran samaroh.pdf