Indian music award
Sangita Kalanidhi (transl. Treasure of Music and Art ) is the title awarded annually to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy .[ 1] [ 2]
From 1929 to 1941, the award did not exist. The award was conceived in 1942 by Academy President K. V. 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 2 or 3 past presidents - Palamarneri Swaminatha Iyer (1931), probably Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer (1936) and Mangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar (1937) - but no posthumous award has been presented since then.[ 3] [ 4]
Sangeetha Kalanidhis [ edit ] Source(s):[ 5]
Year Recipient Field 2024 T. M. Krishna Vocalist 2023 Bombay Jayashri Vocalist 2022 G. J. R. Krishnan , Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Violinists 2021 Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam Mridangam player 2020 Neyveli Santhanagopalan Vocalist , Composer 2019 S. Sowmya Vocalist 2018 Aruna Sairam Vocalist , Collaborator , Composer 2017 N. Ravikiran Slide instrumentalist (Chitravina ), Vocalist, Composer (Returned in 2024)[ note 1] 2016 A. Kanyakumari Violinist 2015 Sanjay Subrahmanyan Vocalist 2014 T. V. Gopalakrishnan Vocalist / Mridangam player 2013 Sudha Ragunathan Vocalist 2012 Trichur V. 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 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 Vedavalli Vocalist 1999 T. K. Govindarao Vocalist 1998 Sheik Chinna Moulana Nadaswaram player 1997 M. S. Gopalakrishnan Violinist 1996 N. Ramani Flautist 1995 R. K. Srikantan Vocalist 1994 T. K. Murthy Mridangam player 1993 Mani Krishnaswami Vocalist 1992 Thanjavur K. P. Sivanandam Veena Player 1991 Nedunuri Krishnamurthy Vocalist 1990 D. K. Jayaraman Vocalist 1989 Maharajapuram Santhanam Vocalist 1988 T. Viswanathan Flautist 1987 B. Rajam Iyer Vocalist 1986 K. V. Narayanaswamy Vocalist 1985 S. Ramanathan Vocalist / Composer 1984 Doreswamy Iyengar Veena player 1983 Sripada Pinakapani Vocalist 1982 Embar S. Vijayaraghavachariar 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 Balasaraswati Bharatanatyam exponent 1972 Pichu Sambamoorthi Musicologist 1971 Papanasam Sivan Composer / Vocalist 1970 D. K. Pattammal Vocalist 1969 Madurai Srirangam Iyengar Vocalist 1968 M. S. Subbulakshmi Vocalist 1967 No Award Given (Bicentennary of Tyagaraja's birth) [ 3] N/A 1966 Palghat Mani Iyer Mridangam player - (Returned in 2024 by his son T.R. Rajamani)[ note 2] 1965 Alathur Srinivasa Iyer Vocalist 1964 Alathur Sivasubramanya Iyer Vocalist 1963 Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastrigal Gottuvadhyam player 1962 Papa Venkataramaiah Violinist 1961 Thiruvidaimarudur Veerusami Pillai Nagaswaram player 1960 T. K. Jayarama Iyer Violinist 1959 Madurai Mani Iyer Vocalist 1958 G. N. Balasubramaniam Vocalist / Composer 1957 Chowdiah Violinist 1956 Thiruveezhimizhalai Subramanya Pillai Nagaswaram Player 1955 Marungapuri Gopalakrishna Iyer Violinist 1954 Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai Vocalist 1953 Thirupampuram N. Swaminatha Pillai Flautist 1952 Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer Veena player 1951 Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar Vocalist 1950 Karur Chinnaswamy Iyer Violinist 1949 Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer Vocalist 1948 Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai Violinist 1947 Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Vocalist 1946 No Award Given (Centenary of Tyagaraja's death) [ 3] N/A 1945 Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Vocalist 1944 T. L. Venkatarama Iyer Musicologist 1943 Palladam Sanjiva Rao Flautist 1942 Mazhavarayanendal Subbarama Bhagavatar Vocalist 1941 Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu Violin player 1940 Kallidaikurichi Vedanta Bhagavatar Harikatha exponent / Composer 1939 Musiri Subramania Iyer Vocalist 1938 Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Vocalist 1937 Agaramangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar Harikatha exponent 1936 Umayalapuram Swaminatha Iyer Vocalist 1935 Mysore Vasudevachar Composer / Vocalist 1934 T. S. Sabesha Iyer Vocalist 1933 K. Ponniah Pillai Composer / Pedagogue 1932 Tiger Varadachariar Vocalist / Composer / Pedagogue 1931 Pazhamaneri Swaminatha Iyer Vocalist / Violinist 1930 Muthiah Bhagavatar Composer / Vocalist / Harikatha exponent / Gottuvadhyam player 1929 T. V. Subba Rao and M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer Musicologists
^ In protest against the Academy's decision to confer T M Krishna with the award for the year 2024[ 6] ^ In protest against the Academy's decision to confer T M Krishna with the award for the year 2024[ 7] 
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