Sangeetha Choodamani
Sangeetha Choodamani (Tamil: சங்கீத சூடாமணி) is an award bestowed on selected carnatic musicians by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (India) every year. The Sabha conducts a music festival called Gokulashtami Sangeetha Utsavam for 60 days during August - October.[citation needed]
On the inaugural day of the festival, a Carnatic Musician of merit and popularity is honoured with this award that carries a cash award, a gold medallion, a scroll and a shawl.[1]
Recipients of the Award[2]
Year | Recipient |
1971 | Lalgudi Jayaraman + N. Ramani |
1974 | T. M. Thiagarajan |
1975 | Vellore G. Ramabhadran |
1976 | Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |
1977 | Maharajapuram Santhanam |
1978 | Palghat R. Raghu |
1979 | Mani Krishnaswami |
1980 | D. K. Jayaraman |
1981 | M. Chandrasekaran |
1982 | Voleti Venkatesvarulu |
1983 | T. N. Seshagopalan |
1984 | Trichy Sankaran |
1985 | U. Srinivas + R. Vedavalli |
1986 | Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman |
1987 | Thanjavur K. P. Sivanandam |
1988 | T. K. Govinda Rao |
1989 | T. R. Subramaniam |
1990 | R. Chitti Babu |
1991 | Bombay Sisters |
1992 | Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman |
1993 | T. K. Murthy |
1994 | Sikkil Sisters |
1995 | Chitravina N. Ravikiran |
1996 | T. V. Sankaranarayanan |
1997 | Sudha Ragunathan |
1998 | Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan |
1999 | D. Rukmini + M. P. N. Ponnusamy + M. P. N. Sethuraman |
2000 | Prof. R. Visweswaran |
2001 | Trichur V. Ramachandran |
2002 | P. S. Narayanaswamy |
2003 | O. S. Thiagarajan |
2004 | Suguna Purushothaman |
2005 | Bombay Jayashree |
2006 | Aruna Sairam |
2007 | Maharajapuram S Ramachandran |
2008 | Hyderabad Sisters Lalitha & Haripriya |
2009 | Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi |
2010 | S. Sowmya |
2011 | Srimushnam V. Raja Rao[3] |
2012 | A. Kanyakumari[4] |
2013 | T. V. Gopalakrishnan[5] |
2014 | Jayanthi Kumaresh[6] |
References
- ^ Annual Cultural Festivals at SKGS Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sangeetha Choodamani Awardees Gallery
- ^ 56th Gokulashtami Sangeetha Utsavam Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 57th Gokulashtami Sangeetha Utsavam Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Choodamani awards for T.V. Gopalakrishnan, E. Gayathri". The Hindu. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Awards for Jayanthi Kumaresh,...