Sangeetha Kalanidhi

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[edit | edit source]

Source(s): ^[4]

Year	Recipient	Field
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	Thanjavur K. P. Sivanandam	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	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	T. 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
1965	Alathur Srinivasa Iyer	Vocalist
1964	Alathur Sivasubramanya Iyer	Vocalist
1963	Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastrigal	Gottuvadhyam player
1962	Papa K. S. Venkataramiah	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	Mysore T. Chowdiah	Violinist
1956	Thiruveezhimizhalai Subramanya Pillai	Nagaswaram Player
1955	Marungapuri Gopalakrishna Iyer	Violinist
1954	Chittur Subramanya 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 (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	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	Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar	Composer / Vocalist / Harikatha exponent / Gottuvadhyam player
1929	T. V. Subba Rao (musicologist) and M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer (musicologist)	Musicologists

References[edit | edit source]

↑ 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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/a-season-sans-sangita-kalanidhi/
↑ "Sangita Kalanidhi – Music Academy". musicacademymadras.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

"Sangita Kalanidhi recipients". Madras Music Academy website.

[1] Vignessh (13 August 2020). "Madras Music Academy to hold Margazhi concerts online". The Federal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[2] Kolappan, B. (16 July 2017). "Sangita Kalanidhi award for Chitraveena maestro Ravikiran". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[award_hist-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/a-season-sans-sangita-kalanidhi/

[4] "Sangita Kalanidhi – Music Academy". musicacademymadras.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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