Sangeetha Kalanidhi

Sangeetha Kalanidhi or Sangita Kalanidhi (Sanskrit: saṅgītakalānidhi) (sangeetha = music, kala = art, nidhi = treasure) is the title awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic Musician by the Madras Music Academy. This honour is considered one of the highest awards in Carnatic music.

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Sangeetha Kalanidhis

Year	Recipient	Field
2015	Sanjay Subrahmanyan	vocalist
2014	T V Gopalakrishnan	Vocalist / Mridangam player
2013	Sudha Ragunathan	Vocalist
2012	Trichur Ramachandran	Vocalist
2011	Trichy Sankaran	Mridangam player
2010	Bombay Sisters (C. Saroja and C. Lalitha)	Vocalists
2009	Valayapatti A R Subramanyam	Thavil player
2008	A. K. C. Natarajan	Clarionet player
2007	Palghat R. Raghu	Mridangam player
2006	Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan	Vocalist
2005	M. Chandrasekaran	Violinist
2004	Vellore G. Ramabhadran	Mridangam player
2003	T. V. Sankaranarayanan	Vocalist
2002	Sikkil Sisters (Neela & Kunjumani)	Flute players
2001	Umayalpuram K Sivaraman	Mridangam player
2000	R. Vedavalli	Vocalist
1999	T. K. Govinda Rao	Vocalist
1998	Sheik Chinna Moulana	Nadaswaram player
1997	M. S. Gopalakrishnan	Violinist
1996	Dr. N. Ramani	Flautist
1995	R K Srikantan	Vocalist
1994	T. K. Murthy	Mridangam player
1993	Mani Krishnaswami	Vocalist
1992	Thanjavur K. P. Sivanandam	Veena Player
1991	Nedunuri Krishnamurthy	Vocalist
1990	D. K. Jayaraman	Vocalist
1989	Maharajapuram V. Santhanam	Vocalist
1988	T. Viswanathan	Flautist
1987	B. Rajam Iyer	Vocalist
1986	K. V. Narayanaswamy	Vocalist
1985	Dr. S. Ramanathan	Vocalist, Composer
1984	Mysore V. Doreswamy Iyengar	Veena player
1983	Dr. S. Pinakapani	Vocalist
1982	Embar S. Vijayaraghavachariar	Harikatha
1981	T. M. Thiyagarajan	Vocalist
1980	T. N. Krishnan	Violin player
1979	K. S. Narayanaswamy	Veena player
1978	M. Balamurali Krishna	Vocalist, Composer
1977	M. L. Vasanthakumari	Vocalist
1976	T. Brinda	Vocalist
1975	Not Awarded
1974	R. Anantakrishna Sarma	Composer and Singer
1973	T. Balasaraswati	Bharatanatyam
1972	Pichu Sambamoorthi	Musicologist
1971	Papanasam Sivan	Composer and Singer
1970	D. K. Pattammal	Vocalist
1969	Vidvan Madurai Srirangam Iyengar	Vocalist
1968	M.S. Subbulakshmi	Vocalist
1967	No Award Given
1966	Palghat Mani Iyer	Mridangam player
1965	Alathur Srinivasa Iyer	Vocalist
1964	Alathur Sivasubramanya Iyer	Vocalist
1963	Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastrigal	Gottuvadhyam player
1962	Papa KS Venkataramiah	Violinist
1961	Tiruvidamarudur Veerusami Pillai	Nagaswaram player
1960	T. K. Jayarama Iyer	Violinist
1959	Madurai Mani Iyer	Vocalist
1958	G N Balasubramaniam	Vocalist, Composer
1957	T. Chowdiah	Violinist
1956	Tiruvizhimizhalai Subramanya Pillai	Nagaswaram Player
1955	Marungapuri Gopalakrishna Iyer	Violinist
1954	Chittur Subramanya Pillai	Vocalist
1953	Tirupampuram N. Swaminatha Pillai	Flautist
1952	Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer	Veena player
1951	Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar	Vocalist
1950	Karur Chinnaswamy Iyer	Violinist
1949	Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer	Vocalist
1948	Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai	Violinist
1947	Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer	Vocalist
1946	No Award Given
1945	Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer	Vocalist
1944	T. L. Venkatarama Iyer	Musicologist
1943	Palladam Sanjiva Rao	Flautist
1942	Mazhavarayanendal Subbarama Bhagavatar	Vocalist
1941	Professor Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu	Violin player
1940	Kallidaikurichi Vedanta Bhagavatar	Harikatha, Composer
1939	Musiri Subramania Iyer	Vocalist
1938	Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar	Vocalist
1937	Brahmasri Vidvan Sri Agaramangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar	Harikatha
1936	VidvanUmayalapuram Swaminatha Iyer	Vocalist
1935	Vidvan Sangitha Sastra RatnaMysore K. Vasudevachariar	Composer and Singer
1934	T. S. Sabesha Iyer	Vocalist
1933	K. Ponnayya Pillai	Composer/Pedagogue
1932	Tiger Varadachariar	Vocalist/Composer/Pedagogue
1931	Pazhamaneri Swaminatha Iyer	Vocalist, Violinist
1930	Gayaka Sikhamani Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar	Composer/Vocalist/Harikatha/Gottuvadyam
1929	T. V. Subba Rao (musicologist) and M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer (musicologist)	Musicologists

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