Malladi Venkata Satyanarayana Rao was honored with a title given each year by what group?
Malladi Venkata Satyanarayana Rao Malladi Venkata Satyanarayana Rao (మల్లాది వెంకట సత్యనారాయణ రావు) (6 May 1932 – 1 November 1996) was a violinist and radio artist, honoured with the title "Sangeetha Kalanidhi".
Karnataka Ratna Karnataka Ratna (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ) is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka. It is awarded to a person for his extraordinary contribution in any field. It was constituted in the year 1992 by the Government of Karnataka. There have been a total of 9 recipients of this award.