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Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram is the highest honour for musicians instituted by the Kerala State Government. It’s named after Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore (തിരുവിതാംകൂര്‍), in India.The award carries a cash prize of rupees one lakh, citation and a medal[1]

Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram
Civilian award for contributions to music
Sponsored byGovernment of Kerala
First awarded1997
Last awarded2020

Complete List of Recipients

S.NoNameImageBirth / deathAwardedNotesRef(s)
1.Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer1908–20031997Carnatic musician[2]
2.Ustad Bismillah Khan1916–20061998Shehnai maestro[3]
3.D. K. Pattammal1919–20091999Carnatic musician and playback singer[2]
4.K. V. Narayanaswamy1923–20022000Carnatic music violinist[2]
5.T. N. Krishnanb 1928 – 20202002Carnatic music violinist[4]
6.Bhimsen Joshi1922-20112003Hindustani classical music[5]
7.Sankaran Embranthiri1944-20072004Kathakali music[6]
8.Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma1928-20082006Carnatic music vocalist[7]
9.Neyyattinkara Vasudevan1940–20082007Carnatic music vocalist[2]
10Jasraj1930-20202008Hindustani vocalist[8][9]
11.R. K. Srikantan2009Carnatic music vocalist[10]
12.K. J. Yesudas1940-2010playback singer, carnatic music vocalist[11]
13.M. Balamuralikrishna1930-20162012Carnatic music vocalist[12]
14.V. Dakshinamoorthy1919-20132013Carnatic music vocalist and Music director[13]
15.Amjad Ali Khan1945-2014sarod player[14]
16.Trichur V. Ramachandran1940-2015carnatic music vocalist[15]
17.Mangad K. Natesan2016carnatic music[16]
18.L. Subramaniam1947-2017Carnatic music, Violinist[17]
19.Pala C. K. Ramachandran2018Carnatic musician[18]
20.T. M. Krishna1976-2019Carnatic music vocalist[18]
21.K. Omanakutty1943-2020Carnatic music vocalist[19]
22.P. R. Kumara Kerala Varma2021Carnatic music vocalist[20]

References

  1. ^ swathithirunal.in. “Swathi Thirunal”. swathithirunal.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d hindu.com (14 August 2007). “Swati award for Neyyattinkara Vasudevan”. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ^ hindu.com (4 December 1998). “National Events in 1998”. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ^ “Violin maestro Krishnan gets Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram”. The Times of India. 19 January 2002. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ^ “Bhimsen Joshi gets state’s highest music honour”. The Times of India. 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  6. ^ “Swathi Puraskaram for Sankaran Embranthiri”. The Hindu. 14 April 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  7. ^ “Swathi music fete from tomorrow”. The Hindu. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  8. ^ “Marar, Jasraj bag awards”. The Hindu. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  9. ^ “Pandit Jasraj gets Kerala govt’s award”. Outlook. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  10. ^ “Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram to R.K. Srikantan”. The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  11. ^ “Swati Puraskaram for Yesudas”. The Hindu. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  12. ^ “Musician Balamuralikrishna Gets Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram”. yentha.com. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  13. ^ “Swathi Award for music maestro”. The New Indian Express. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  14. ^ “Swati Puraskaram for Amjad Ali Khan”. The Hindu. The Hindu News Paper. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  15. ^ “Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram for Trichur V Ramachandran”. The New Indian Express. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  16. ^ “Swathi music award for Mangad K. Natesan”. The Hindu. 4 August 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  17. ^ “Swathi award for L. Subramaniam”. The Hindu. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020.
  18. ^ a b “Swathi music award for Pala CK Ramachandran, TM Krishna”. The New Indian Express. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021.
  19. ^ “Swathi music award for K. Omanakutty”. The Hindu. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021.
  20. ^ “Swathi music award for P.R. Kumara Kerala Varma”. The Hindu. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

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