Sangeetha Kalanidhi
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Sangeetha Kalanidhi or Sangeeta Kalanidhi (Tamil: சங்கீத கலாநிதி, Sanskrit : संगीत-कला-निधि) (sangeetha = music, kala = art, nidhi = treasure or ocean) is the title awarded yearly to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy.[1][2]
From 1929 to 1941, the award did not exist. The idea of the award was conceived in 1942 by the then Academy President KV Krishnaswami Iyer; and on 1 January 1943, all musicians who had presided over the annual conferences between 1929 and 1942 were awarded the title. This included 3 past presidents - Palamarneri Swaminatha Iyer (1931), Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer (1936) and Mangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar (1937) - who were no more, but no posthumous award has been presented since then. [3]
Sangeetha Kalanidhis[]
Source(s): [4]
Year | Recipient | Field |
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2021 | No Award Given (Only online conference due to Covid pandemic) | N/A |
2020 | No Award Given (Only online conference held due to Covid pandemic) | N/A |
2019 | S. Sowmya | Vocalist |
2018 | Aruna Sairam | Vocalist, Collaborator, Composer |
2017 | Chitravina N. Ravikiran | Slide instrumentalist (Chitravina), Vocalist, Composer |
2016 | A. Kanyakumari | Violinist |
2015 | Sanjay Subrahmanyan | Vocalist |
2014 | T V Gopalakrishnan | Vocalist / Mridangam player |
2013 | Sudha Ragunathan | Vocalist |
2012 | Trichur Ramachandran | Vocalist |
2011 | Trichy Sankaran | Mridangam player |
2010 | Bombay Sisters (C. Saroja and C. Lalitha) | Vocalists |
2009 | Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam | Thavil player |
2008 | A. K. C. Natarajan | Clarinet player |
2007 | Palghat R. Raghu | Mridangam player |
2006 | Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan | Vocalist, Veena Player, Harikatha artiste |
2005 | M. Chandrasekaran | Violinist |
2004 | Vellore G. Ramabhadran | Mridangam player |
2003 | T. V. Sankaranarayanan | Vocalist |
2002 | Sikkil Sisters (Neela & Kunjumani) | Flute players |
2001 | Umayalpuram K Sivaraman | Mridangam player |
2000 | R. Vedavalli | Vocalist |
1999 | T. K. Govinda Rao | Vocalist |
1998 | Sheik Chinna Moulana | Nadaswaram player |
1997 | M. S. Gopalakrishnan | Violinist |
1996 | Dr. N. Ramani | Flautist |
1995 | R. K. Srikantan | Vocalist |
1994 | T. K. Murthy | Mridangam player |
1993 | Mani Krishnaswami | Vocalist |
1992 | Veena Player | |
1991 | Nedunuri Krishnamurthy | Vocalist |
1990 | D. K. Jayaraman | Vocalist |
1989 | Maharajapuram V. Santhanam | Vocalist |
1988 | T. Viswanathan | Flautist |
1987 | B. Rajam Iyer | Vocalist |
1986 | K. V. Narayanaswamy | Vocalist |
1985 | S. Ramanathan | Vocalist / Composer |
1984 | Mysore V. Doraiswamy Iyengar | Veena player |
1983 | Sripada Pinakapani | Vocalist |
1982 | Harikatha exponent | |
1981 | T. M. Thiagarajan | Vocalist |
1980 | T. N. Krishnan | Violin player |
1979 | K. S. Narayanaswamy | Veena player |
1978 | Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna | Vocalist, Composer, Poet, Violinist / Viola player, Mridangam artist, Kanjira player, Collaborator , Music Director and Actor |
1977 | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Vocalist |
1976 | T. Brinda | Vocalist |
1975 | No Award Given (Bicentennary of Muttuswami Dikshitar's birth) [3] | N/A |
1974 | Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma | Composer / Vocalist |
1973 | T. Balasaraswati | Bharatanatyam exponent |
1972 | Pichu Sambamoorthi | Musicologist |
1971 | Papanasam Sivan | Composer / Vocalist |
1970 | D. K. Pattammal | Vocalist |
1969 | Vocalist | |
1968 | M.S. Subbulakshmi | Vocalist |
1967 | No Award Given (Bicentennary of Tyagaraja's birth) [3] | N/A |
1966 | Palghat Mani Iyer | Mridangam player |
1965 | Alathur Srinivasa Iyer | Vocalist |
1964 | Vocalist | |
1963 | Gottuvadhyam player | |
1962 | Violinist | |
1961 | Nagaswaram player | |
1960 | Violinist | |
1959 | Madurai Mani Iyer | Vocalist |
1958 | G. N. Balasubramaniam | Vocalist / Composer |
1957 | Mysore T. Chowdiah | Violinist |
1956 | Nagaswaram Player | |
1955 | Violinist | |
1954 | Vocalist | |
1953 | Flautist | |
1952 | Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer | Veena player |
1951 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar | Vocalist |
1950 | Violinist | |
1949 | Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer | Vocalist |
1948 | Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai | Violinist |
1947 | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer | Vocalist |
1946 | No Award Given (Centennary of Tyagaraja's death) [3] | N/A |
1945 | Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer | Vocalist |
1944 | T. L. Venkatarama Iyer | Musicologist |
1943 | Palladam Sanjiva Rao | Flautist |
1942 | Vocalist | |
1941 | Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu | Violin player |
1940 | Harikatha exponent / Composer | |
1939 | Musiri Subramania Iyer | Vocalist |
1938 | Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar | Vocalist |
1937 | Agaramangudi | Harikatha exponent |
1936 | Vocalist | |
1935 | Mysore Vasudevachar | Composer / Vocalist |
1934 | Vocalist | |
1933 | Composer / Pedagogue | |
1932 | Tiger Varadachariar | Vocalist / Composer / Pedagogue |
1931 | Vocalist / Violinist | |
1930 | Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar | Composer / Vocalist / Harikatha exponent / Gottuvadhyam player |
1929 | and | Musicologists |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Vignessh (13 August 2020). "Madras Music Academy to hold Margazhi concerts online". The Federal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (16 July 2017). "Sangita Kalanidhi award for Chitraveena maestro Ravikiran". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/a-season-sans-sangita-kalanidhi/
- ^ "Sangita Kalanidhi – Music Academy". musicacademymadras.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links[]
- Indian music awards
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi recipients
- Carnatic music
- Awards established in 1929
- 1926 establishments in India