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Sangita Kalanidhi Awards

Posted on May 24, 2022 by admin1  749

In News

  • Recently, the Madras Music Academy announced Sangita Kalanidhi award winners for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. 

About Sangita Kalanidhi

  • It is considered the highest accolade in the field of Carnatic music.
  • It came into existence in 1942. 
    • Prior to that, a senior musician/expert was invited to preside over the Music Academy’s annual conference. 
  • In 1942, it was decided that the musician so invited would be conferred the title of Sangita Kalanidhi, the award comprising a gold medal and a birudu patra (citation). 
  • Since 2005, the Sangita Kalanidhi has also received the MS Subbulakshmi Award instituted by The Hindu. 

Madras Music Academy

  • It is a landmark institution in the history of the fine arts. It emerged as an offshoot of the All India Congress Session held in Madras in December 1927.
  • It was conceived to be the institution that would set the standard for Carnatic music. 

Awards instituted by it  

  • Sangita Kalanidhi
  • Sangita Kala Acharya
  • Special Lifetime Achievement awards
  • TTK Award
  • Musicologist Award
  • Nritya Kalanidhi Award
  • Natya Kala Acharya Award
  • Papa KS Venkataramiah Award
  • Indira Sivasailam Endowment Concert and Medal

Source:TH

 
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