In November 2013, it was announced that Dr. C.N.R.Rao, Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Indian Prime Minister, would receive the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna. This is not his first "Ratna" award; in 2000, he received the "Karnataka Ratna" award from his state government.
Who is the only other Bharat Ratna awardee to also have won the Karnataka Ratna?
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The vocalist
Bhimsen Joshi, who was born in Karnataka and later moved to Maharashtra. Here's the list of
Bharat Ratna and
Karnataka Ratna awardees.
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