Sangeetha Kalanidhi or Sangeeta Kalanidhi or Sangita Kalanidhi (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 2 or 3 past presidents - Palamarneri Swaminatha Iyer (1931), probably Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer (1936) and Mangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar (1937) - who were no more, but no posthumous award has been presented since then.[3] Some sources cite 1946 as the year of death for Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer, in which case he might have received Sangeet Kalanighi award in his lifetime only.[4]

Sangeetha Kalanidhis

Source(s):[5]

Year Recipient Field
2023 Bombay Jayashri Vocalist
2022 Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Violinists
2021 Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam Mridangam player
2020 Neyveli Santhanagopalan Vocalist, Composer
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 (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 Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar Composer / Vocalist / Harikatha exponent / Gottuvadhyam player
1929 T. V. Subba Rao (musicologist) and M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer (musicologist) Musicologists

See also

References

  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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "A Season sans Sangita Kalanidhi". 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "More a teacher". The Hindu. 26 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sangita Kalanidhi – Music Academy". musicacademymadras.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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