The Kalidas Samman ( Hindi: कालिदास सम्मान) is an arts award presented annually by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in India.[ citation needed] The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India.[ citation needed] The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in four fields: Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 to 2008-09, the awards were presented in all four fields in most years, thereafter reverting to one person per year.[ citation needed]
The recipients of the Kalidas Samman: [1]
Year | Name | Field |
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1980–81 | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer | Classical Music |
Mallikarjun Mansur | Classical Music | |
1981–82 | K. G. Subramanyan | Plastic Arts |
1982–83 | Sombhu Mitra | Theatre |
1983–84 | Rukmini Devi Arundale | Classical Dance |
1984–85 | Kumar Gandharva | Classical Music |
1985–86 | Ram Kumar | Plastic Arts |
1986–87 | Zia Mohiuddin Dagar | Classical Music |
Birju Maharaj | Classical Dance | |
Ebrahim Alkazi | Theatre | |
Narayan Shridhar Bendre | Plastic Arts | |
1987–88 | Ravi Shankar | Classical Music |
V. Satyanarayana Sarma | Classical Dance | |
P.L. Deshpande | Theatre | |
M.F. Husain | Plastic Arts | |
1988–89 | M.S. Subbulakshmi | Classical Music |
Kelucharan Mohapatra | Classical Dance | |
Tripti Mitra | Theatre | |
Tyeb Mehta | Plastic Arts | |
1989–90 | Vilayat Khan | Classical Music |
Guru Bipin Singh | Classical Dance | |
Habib Tanvir | Theatre | |
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde | Plastic Arts | |
1990–91 | Padma Subramanyam | Classical Dance |
Vijay Tendulkar | Theatre | |
1991–92 | Ali Akbar Khan | Classical Music |
Ram Narayan | Classical Music | |
Vempati Chinna Satyam | Classical Dance | |
Vijaya Mehta | Theatre | |
Jagdish Swaminathan | Plastic Arts | |
1992–93 | Ramankutty Nair | Classical Dance |
Ammannur Madhava Chakyar | Classical Dance | |
Badal Sarkar | Theatre | |
Syed Haider Raza | Plastic Arts | |
1993–94 | Shanta Rao | Classical Dance |
B.V. Karanth | Theatre | |
1994–95 | Padmavati Shaligram-Gokhale | Classical Music |
Kavalam Narayan Panikkar | Theatre | |
1995–96 | Alla Rakha | Classical Instrumental |
Sitara Devi | Classical Dance | |
Manna Dey | Classical Vocal | |
1996–97 | Kishan Maharaj | Classical Music |
Mrinalini Sarabhai | Classical Dance | |
Shriram Lagoo | Theatre | |
Sheila Bhatia | Theatre | |
Bhupen Khakhar | Plastic Arts | |
1997–98 | Pandit Jasraj | Classical Music |
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma | Classical Dance | |
Tapas Sen | Theatre | |
Akbar Padamsee | Plastic Arts | |
1998–99 | D. K. Pattammal | Classical Music |
Kalanidhi Narayanan | Classical Dance | |
Girish Karnad | Theatre | |
Arpita Singh | Plastic Arts | |
1999–2000 | Hariprasad Chaurasia | Classical Music |
K. P. Kittappa Pillai | Classical Dance | |
Satyadev Dubey | Theatre | |
Francis Newton Souza | Plastic Arts | |
2000–01 | M. Balamuralikrishna | Classical Music |
Rohini Bhate | Classical Dance | |
Zohra Sehgal | Theatre | |
Sankho Chaudhuri | Plastic Arts | |
2001–02 [2] | Sumati Mutatkar | Classical Music |
Yamini Krishnamurthy | Classical Dance | |
K.V. Subbanna | Theatre | |
Jogen Chowdhury | Plastic Arts | |
2002–03 | Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar | Classical Music |
Kumudini Lakhia | Classical Dance | |
Khalid Chaudhary [3] | Theatre | |
Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh | Plastic Arts | |
2003–04 | V.G. Jog | Classical Music |
Chandralekha [4] | Classical Dance | |
Gursharan Singh (playwright) | Theatre | |
Himmat Shah | Plastic Arts | |
2004–05 | Prabha Atre | Classical Music |
Rajkumar Singhajit Singh | Classical Dance | |
Devendra Raj Ankur | Theatre | |
Nagji Patel | Plastic Arts | |
2005–06 | Zakir Hussain | Classical Music |
Kanak Rele [5] | Classical Dance | |
Ratan Thiyam | Theatre | |
Manjit Bawa | Plastic Arts | |
2006–07 [6] | Puttaraj Gawai | Classical Music |
Sonal Mansingh | Classical Dance | |
Vimal Lath | Theatre | |
Shanti Dave | Plastic Arts | |
2007–08 | Pt. Balwantrai Bhatt 'Bhavrang' | Classical Music |
C.V. Chandrasekhar [7] | Classical Dance | |
Babasaheb Purandare [8] | Theatre | |
Satish Gujral | Plastic Arts | |
2008–09 | Chhannulal Mishra | Classical Music |
Jairma Patel | Plastic Arts | |
Kalamandalam Gopi | Classical Dance | |
2009–10 | Saroja Vaidyanathan | Classical Dance |
N. Rajam | Classical Music | |
2010–11 | Anupam Kher | Theatre |
2012–13 | Keshav Rao Sadashiv Shastri Musalgaonkar | |
2014–15 | Raj Bisaria | Theatre |
2015–16 | Bansi Kaul | Theatre |
2016–17 | Ram Gopal Bajaj [9] | Theatre |
2017–18 | Lakshmi Viswanathan [10] | |
2018 | Anjolie Ela Menon [11] | Visual Arts |
2018 | Surendra Verma | Theatre |
2020 | Aruna Sairam | Indian Music (Carnatic Music) |
2022 | Pt. Venkatesh Kumar | Classical Music |
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