Sangita Kalanidhi

Sangita Kalanidhi (transl. Treasure of Music and Art) is the title awarded annually to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy.

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. At times, 1946 is cited as the year of Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer's death, in which case he might have received the Sangita Kalanidhi in his lifetime.

Sangeetha Kalanidhis

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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)
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)	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)	N/A
1966	Palghat Mani Iyer	Mridangam player - (Returned in 2024 by his son T.R. Rajamani)
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)	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

External links

• "Sangita Kalanidhi recipients". Madras Music Academy website.