Awards
Rai has been conferred with the following awards an honours:
- Karnataka Sahitya Academy award - 1969
- National Award for Best Teacher - 1969
- Honorary Fellowship by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (1970).
- Pejawar Award in literature - 2004
- Alva's Nudisri Award - 2005
- Adarsha Ratna Award - 2006
- Nadoja (Teacher of the State) Award - 2006
- Karnataka Ekikarana (Unification) Award - 2007
- Honorary Fellowship by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat - 2009
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