The Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Samman was established by the government of Madhya Pradesh in 1992 as an annual national honour presented to outstanding talent in the field of music. The award is named after Pandit Kumar Gandharva, an Indian classical singer of national and international repute.[1][2]
Selection criteria
editThe age limit of artists is between 25 and 45 years of age. Artists involved in Indian classical music, Carnatic music, and Hindustani music factions are considered for the award every year. Nominations for the Kumar Gandharva Samman are filed with the Department of Culture and a selection committee of experts makes the final decision. The recommendation of the selection committee is binding for the Madhya Pradesh government.[3][4]
Recipients
editRecipients of the Kumar Gandharva Rashtriya Samman are given a scroll of honour and a cash prize of Rs. 1.25 lakh.
| Name | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Ajoy Chakrabarty | 1992-93 | [5] |
| Budhaditya Mukherjee | 1993-94 | [6] |
| Rajan and Sajan Mishra | 1994-95 | |
| Narasimhan Ravikiran | 1995-96 | [7] |
| Mukul Shivputra | 1996-97 | [8] |
| Shahid Parvez | 1997-98 | |
| Umakant-Ramakant Gundecha | 1998-99 | |
| E. Gayathri | 1999-20 | |
| Uday Bhawalkar | 2000-01 | |
| Shujaat Khan | 2001-02 | |
| Rashid Khan | 2002-03 | [9] |
| U. Srinivas | 2003-04 | |
| Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande | 2004-05 | [10] |
| Ronu Majumdar | 2005-06 | |
| Aarti Ankalikar Tikekar | 2006-07 | [11] |
| Kala Ramnath | 2007-08 | [12] |
| Sanjeev Abhyankar | 2008-09 | [10] |
| Kamala Shankar | 2009-10 | [13] |
| None | 2010-11 | [14] |
| None | 2011-12 | |
| Rama Vaidyanathan | 2012-13 | [15] |
| Manjiri Asanare- Kelkar | 2013-14 | |
| Bahauddin Dagar | 2014-15 | |
| Kapila Venu | 2015-16 | [16] |
| Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil | 2016-17 | |
| Niladri Kumar | 2017-18 | [17] |
| None | 2018-19 | [18] |
| Meeta Pandit | 2019-20 | |
| Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee | 2020-21 |
References
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- ^ Ministry of Culture Annual Report
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- ^ Tathagata Ray Chowdhury (May 23, 2015). "I have never begged anyone for concerts: Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Chitravina N. Ravikiran - Music Composer". Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ Singh, Saumit (2014-04-02). "The forgotten Gandharva putra". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "A Jugalbandhi Of Sitar And Violin". Lokvani. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ a b "Jasrangi: Sanjeev Abhyankar & Ashwini Bhide Deshpande". The Hindu. 2014-10-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ Pawar, Yogesh (2012-12-03). "Soak in the music at Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ Staff (2008-04-06). "MP: Gandharva Samaroh to begin from Apr 8". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (2019-01-10). "Giving Hawaiian guitar a classical makeover". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Award for Satish Vyas". Hindustan Times. 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ S. Sahaya Ranjit (October 1, 2001). "Shujaat Husain Khan receives Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Samman by MP Govt". India Today. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ Bella Jaisinghani (Oct 31, 2015). "Shekhar 'Kabir' Sen to receive Kumar Gandharva Award | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Kumar Gandharva Award for Koodiyattam exponent Kapila Venu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "सितारवादक निलाद्री कुमार को दिया जाएगा कुमार गंधर्व सम्मान". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-24.