Three from Karnataka win National Teachers’ Awards

Ratnakumari S., in-charge headmistress at the Government Higher Primary School in Samatagaru village of Hosanagara taluk, Shivamogga, has won the National Teachers’ Award for 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ShivamoggaThree teachers from Karnataka, including a government school headmistress from Shivamogga district, have won the National Teachers’ Awards for 2026. They will be honoured at a ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on September 5.The Department of Higher Education has selected 21 faculty members from across the country for the award. Among them are Shivani V. of Karnataka Samskrit University, Bengaluru, and Vishwanath H.S. of MEI Polytechnic College, Bengaluru. The award carries a cash prize of ₹50,000 and a silver medal.The Department of School Education and Literac