Awards 2023 - 2024


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    Bharat Kalachar
    Gnana Kala Bharathi (Dr Mrs YGP Memorial Award) - Dr. Rajkumar Bharathi

    Viswa Kala Bharathi - Nartaki Nataraj

    Acharya Kala Bharathi - Urmila Sathyanarayanan

    Nataka Kala Bharathi - Bala Sundaram

    Kala Seva Bharathi - Bhagavata Mela Melattur Kumar

    Yuva Kala Bharathi - Music: Dr. Rangapriya - Violin, Rishabh Ranganathan- Violin, Visvak Kumaran - Mrdngm, Spoorthi Rao - Vocal, Rahul Vellal - Vocal, V.G.Vigneswar - Keyboard

    Yuva Kala Bharathi - Dance: Bhairavi Venkatesan- BN, Lekha Prasad - BN, Arthi Vasudevan - Kuchipudi, Sharmada Viswanath - BN, Samanvita Sasidharan- All Rounder (Rajam Pushpavanam Memorial Award)

    Special commendation: Sai Shravanam - Soundscape, VVS Manian - Konnakkol, Lavanya Venugopal - Theatre

    K Balachander AWARD Of Excellence - S Sureshwar



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    RR Sabha
    After a gap of a few years, Chennai’s RR Sabha honoured 13 artistes in the Award function held at the Sabha premises on August 18, 2023.
    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (cash award Rs.1,25,000)

    NRUTYA KALA RATNA: Priyadarsini Govind (cash award Rs.1,00,000)

    KALA SEVA RATNA: VR Devika (cash award Rs.50,000)

    NRUTYA YUVA KALA RATNA: Sudharma Vaithiyanathan (cash award Rs.25,000)



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    Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
    Nritya Choodamani - Dr. Sreelatha Vinod (Bharatanatyam)

     

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    Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha
    Vani Kala Sudhakara title

    Malladi Brothers - Sri Sreerama Prasad & Sri Ravi Kumar - Vocal

    Dr. Usha Rajagopalan - Violin

    Neyveli Sri B. Venkatesh - Mrudangam

    Meenakshi Chitharanjan - Bharatanatyam

    R.S. Kumar - Theatre



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    The Music Academy
    Sangita Kalanidhi - Bombay Jayashri (carnatic vocalist)

    Nritya Kalanidhi - Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari (Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi)

    Sangita Kala Acharya - Palkulangara Ambika Devi (carnatic vocalist) & K.S.Kalidas (mridangam)

    TTK award - Thirunageswaram T.R.Subramaniam (Thavil) & Sargurunatha Odhuvar (Thirumurai)

    Musicologist award - Dr.Arimalam S.Padmanabhan (researcher)


    Schedule : Awards yearwise