Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram
Complete List of Recipients
Table:
S.No

Name

Image

Birth / death

Awarded

Notes

1.

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer[2]

1908–2003

1997

Carnatic musician

2.

Bismillah Khan[3]

1916–2006

1998

Shehnai maestro

3.

D. K. Pattammal[2]

1919–2009

1999

Carnatic musician and a playback singer

4.

K.V.Narayanaswamy[2]

1923–2002

2000

Carnatic music violinist

5.

T.N. Krishnan[4]

b 1928

2002

Carnatic music violinist

6.

Bhimsen Joshi[5]

1922-2011

2003

Hindustani classical music

7.

Sankaran Embranthiri[6]

1944-2007

2004

Kathakali music

8.

Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma[7]

1928-2008

2006

Carnatic music vocalist

9.

Neyyattinkara Vasudevan[2]

1940–2008

2007

Carnatic music vocalist

10

Pandit Jasraj[8][9]

1930-

2008

Hindustani vocalist

11.

R. K. Srikantan[10]

2009

Carnatic music vocalist

12.

K.J. Yesudas[11]

1940-

2011

playback singer

13.

M.Balamuralikrishna[12]

1930-

2012

Carnatic music vocalist

14.

V. Dakshinamoorthy[13]

1919-2013

2013

Carnatic music vocalist and Music Director

15.

Amjad Ali Khan[14]

1945

2014

sarod player

16.

Trichur.V.Ramachandran[15]

1940

2015

carnatic music vocalist

17.

Mangad.K.Natesan[16]

2016

carnatic music

Taking into account the given table as well as the relevant paragraphs provided at the end.

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Semmangudi Radhakrishna Srinivasa Iyer ( 25 July 1908 - 31 October 2003 ) was a Carnatic vocalist . He was the youngest recipient of the Sangeetha Kalanidhi awarded by the Music Academy in 1947 and has received many awards including Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India , Sangeet Natak Academy award ( 1953 ) , Isai Perarignar from Government of Tamil Nadu and Kalidas Samman from Government of Madhya Pradesh . He was affectionately addressed as Semmangudi Maama ( Semmangudi Uncle ) by his disciples . He , along with his contemporaries G.N . Balasubramaniam and Madurai Mani Iyer , are referred to as the 20th century male trinity of Carnatic music . He was also considered the Pitamaha or the grand sire of modern Carnatic Music . He was conferred with an honorary doctorate by University of Kerala in 1979 .
Carnatic music , Karnāṭaka saṃgīta , or Karnāṭaka saṅgītam , is a system of music commonly associated with southern India , including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Karnataka , Kerala , and Tamil Nadu , as well as Sri Lanka . It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions , the other subgenre being Hindustani music , which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian or Islamic influences from Northern India . The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music ; most compositions are written to be sung , and even when played on instruments , they are meant to be performed in gāyaki ( singing ) style . Carnatic music originated in Karnataka near modern day Mysuru and spread to the rest of South India and Sri Lanka by the time of First Europeans in India . Although there are stylistic differences , the basic elements of śruti ( the relative musical pitch ) , swara ( the musical sound of a single note ) , rāga ( the mode or melodic formulæ ) , and tala ( the rhythmic cycles ) form the foundation of improvisation and composition in both Carnatic and Hindustani music . Although improvisation plays an important role , Carnatic music is mainly sung through compositions , especially the kriti ( or kirtanam ) - a form developed between the 14th and 20th centuries by composers such as Purandara Dasa and the Trinity of Carnatic music . Carnatic music is also usually taught and learned through compositions . Carnatic music is usually performed by a small ensemble of musicians , consisting of a principal performer ( usually a vocalist ) , a melodic accompaniment ( usually a violin ) , a rhythm accompaniment ( usually a mridangam ) , and a tambura , which acts as a drone throughout the performance . Other typical instruments used in performances may include the ghatam , kanjira , morsing , venu flute , veena , and chitraveena . The greatest concentration of Carnatic musicians is to be found in the city of Chennai . Various Carnatic music festivals are held throughout India and abroad , including the Madras Music Season , which has been considered to be one of the world 's largest cultural events .
Ustad Qamruddin Bismillah Khan ( 21 March 1916 - 21 August 2006 ) ( born as Qamaruddin Khan ) , often referred to by the title Ustad , was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai , a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class . While the shehnai had long held importance as a folk instrument played primarily [ schooled ] in traditional ceremonies , Khan is credited with elevating its status and bringing it to the concert stage . He was awarded India 's highest civilian honour , the Bharat Ratna , in 2001 , becoming the third classical musician after M. S. Subbalakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be awarded Bharat Ratna . On his 102nd birthday , Google honored Bismillah Khan with a Google doodle .
The 'shehnai ' is a musical instrument , originating from the Indian subcontinent . It is made out of wood , with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end . Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and , as a result , is widely used during marriages , processions and in temples although it is also played in concerts . The shehnai is similar to South India 's nadaswaram .
Maestro ( /ˈmaɪstroʊ/ ; from the Italian maestro [ maˈestro ; maˈɛstro ] , meaning master or teacher ) is an honorific title of respect ( plural : maestri , feminine : maestra ) . The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera , in line with the ubiquitous use of Italian musical terms .
Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ; 19 March 1919 - 16 July 2009 ) was an Indian Carnatic musician and a playback singer for film songs in Tamil . She along with her contemporaries M. S. Subbulakshmi and M. L. Vasanthakumari were ( and still are ) popularly referred to as the Female trinity of Carnatic Music . This trio initiated the entry of women into mainstream Carnatic Music . She has been appreciated all over the world by Carnatic music lovers .
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in movies . Playback singers record songs for soundtracks , and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras ; the actual singer does not appear on the screen .
Palghat Kollengode Viswanathan Narayanaswamy ( 15 November 1923 - 1 April 2002 ) , often referred to as K. V. Narayanaswamy was an Indian musician , widely considered to be among the finest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century . He was awarded the Madras Music Academy 's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1986 . He was described as the Perfect Knight of Carnatic music , a phrase from Geoffrey Chaucer , by V. K. Narayana Menon , prominent art critic of India and recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship .
Trippunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan ( born 6 October 1928 ) is a Carnatic music violinist . He was awarded the Madras Music Academy 's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1980 . He is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M.S . Gopalakrishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music .
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( /ˌbiːmsɛn ˈdʒoʊʃɪ/ ( listen ) ; 4 February 1922 - 24 January 2011 ) was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka , in the Hindustani classical tradition . He is known for the khayal form of singing , as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music ( bhajans and abhangs ) . Bhimsen Joshi belongs to Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music . Pt . Joshi is noted for his concerts , in fact no other singer in India has given so many concerts as Pt . Joshi . It is also worth mentioning that in 1964 , King of Afghanistan , Mohammed Zahir Shah , himself invited Pt . Joshi for a concert in Kabul . Between 1964 to 1982 Joshi toured Italy , France , Canada and USA . He was the first musician from India whose concerts were advertised through posters in New York city , United States . Bhimsen Joshi was instrumental in organising the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival annually , as homage to his guru , Pandit Sawai Gandharva . In 1998 , he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship , the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi , India 's National Academy for Music , Dance and Drama .
Hindustani classical music is the art music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent . It may also be called North Indian classical music or Śāstriya Saṅgīt . Its origins date from the 12th century CE , when it diverged from Carnatic music , the classical tradition of southern regions of the Indian subcontinent . [ citation needed ]
Kalamandalam Sankaran Embranthiri ( 1944-2007 ) was one of the most popular Kathakali musicians , credited with initiating a new wave in the rendition of songs for the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India . His shruti-aligned music was glistened by a velvety voice , easy reach of the three octaves and command over stage proceedings that won him massive fan following even as his form received an abrupt setback in 1990 when he suffered a major ailment from which he could never recover fully . Embranthiri was born in Vellayoor village of Malappuram district in Malabar . After completing his schooling , during which he learnt classical Carnatic music from a local teacher named Govinda Pisarody , teenaged Sankaran joined Kerala Kalamandalam in 1958 . Madambi Subrahmanian Namboothiri , Kalamandalam Tirur Nambissan and Kalamandalam Hyderali joined Kalamandalam in the same year . His Kathakali music tutors at the institution were Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambisan , Kalamandalam Gangadharan , Sivaraman Nair and Madhava Panikkar . Embranthiri was n't a particularly promising singer during his student days , but soon after completing his training at Kalamandalam began getting noticed for his sweet , emotion-laden voice and clear diction . Just as he started finding stages in the southern Travancore region , he got employed - first in the Irinjalakuda-based Unnayi Varrier Smaraka Kalanilayam in 1965 and later , in 1970 , at FACT Kathakali School near Kochi from where he eventually retired as a Kathakali music teacher . Embranthiri rose to professional prominence in early 1970s by updating himself on its voice culture that suited the general aesthetics of the times . His singing had a charismatic appeal that earned him admirers from the mass and the class alike . This , coupled with his ability to anchor the show as the lead musician ( ponnani bhagavatar ) , won the trust of masters like Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair , Kalamandalam Gopi , Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and Kottakkal Sivaraman . Embranthiri 's novel rendition style inspired several of his contemporary singers , chiefly Kalamandalam Hyderali and Venmani Kalamandalam Haridas .
{ { Use Indian English Kathak is a major form of [ [ classical Indian classical dance ] . It is a story play genre of art , but one distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up , costumes and face masks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear . [ note 1 ] Kathakali is a Hindu performance art in the Malayalam-speaking southwestern region of India ( Kerala ) and in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu . Kathakalī 's roots are unclear . The fully developed style of Kathakalī originated around the 17th century , but its roots are in the temple and folk arts ( such as Kutiyattam and religious drama of the southwestern Indian peninsula ) , which are traceable to at least the 1st millennium CE . A Kathakali performance , like all classical dance arts of India , synthesizes music , vocal performers , choreography and hand and facial gestures together to express ideas . However , Kathakali differs in that it also incorporates movements from ancient Indian martial arts and athletic traditions of South India . Kathakalī also differs in that the structure and details of its art form developed in the courts and theatres of Hindu principalities , unlike other classical Indian dances which primarily developed in Hindu temples and monastic schools . The traditional themes of the Kathakalī are folk mythologies , religious legends and spiritual ideas from the Hindu epics and the Puranas . The vocal performance has traditionally been performed in Sanskritised Malayalam . In modern compositions , Indian Kathakali troupes have included women artists , as well as adapted Western stories and plays such as those by Shakespeare .
Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma ( 1928-2008 ) was an Indian carnatic singer . and teacher who descended from the royal family of Mavelikkara , Kerala .
Neyyattinkara Vasudevan ( 1940-13 May 2008 ) was a Carnatic music vocalist from Kerala in south India . The Padmasree-winning Carnatic vocalist and disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Ramnad Krishnan , he combined tradition and innovation in his widely acclaimed career .He was a contemporary of another noted carnatic vocalist , Sri . Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran
Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj ( born 28 January 1930 ) is an Indian classical vocalist , belonging to the Mewati gharana ( musical apprenticeship lineage ) . His musical career has spanned more than 80 years and led to numerous major awards . His performances of classical and semi-classical vocals have become albums and film soundtracks . Jasraj has taught music in India , Canada and the US . Some of his students have in turn become notable musicians .
Rudrapatna Krishnashastri Srikantan ( 14 January 1920 - 17 February 2014 ) was a vocalist of the Carnatic musical tradition of South Indian music . He was awarded the Madras Music Academy 's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1995 .
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ( born 10 January 1940 ) is an Indian musician and playback singer . Yesudas sings Indian classical , devotional and cinematic songs . He has recorded more than 80,000 songs in a number of Indian languages , including Malayalam , Tamil , Telugu , Hindi , Kannada , Bengali , Odia as well as Arabic , English , Latin , and Russian , during a career spanning more than five decades . Often called as Gaanagandharvan ( ഗാനഗന്ധർവ്വൻ/The Celestial Singer ) , he is regarded as one of the greatest Indian singers of all time . Yesudas has performed in most Indian languages except for Punjabi , Assamese , Konkani , and Kashmiri . He has also composed a number of Malayalam film songs during the 1970s and 1980s . Yesudas won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer record eight times , the Filmfare Awards South five times , and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer forty-three times , including awards given by the state governments of Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and West Bengal . He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975 , the Padma Bhushan in 2002 , and the Padma Vibhushan ( second-highest civilian award ) in 2017 by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts . In 2011 Yesudas was honoured with the CNN-IBN outstanding achievement award having recorded more than 80,000 songs in a five-decade career . In 2006 , he sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on the same day at AVM Studio , Chennai .
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna ( Telugu : మంగళంపల్లి బాలమురళీకృష్ణ ; 6 July 1930 - 22 November 2016 ) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist , musician , multi-instrumentalist , playback singer , composer , and character actor . He was awarded the Madras Music Academy 's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978 . He has garnered two National Film Awards ( 1976 , 1987 ) , the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975 , the Padma Vibhushan , India 's second-highest civilian honor in 1991 , for his contribution towards arts , the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995 , the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005 , the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy , and the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1991 , by the Fine Arts Society , Chennai to name a few . Balamuralikrishna started his career at the age of six . In his life-time , he gave over 25,000 concerts worldwide . Apart from Pandit Bhimsen Joshi , he presented jugalbandi concerts ( duets ) with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia , Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and Kishori Amonkar , among others . He is also known for popularizing the compositions of Sri Bhadrachala Ramadasu , Sri Annamacharya , and others . Balamuralikrishna 's concerts combined sophisticated vocal skills and rhythmic patterns of classical music with the popular demand for entertainment value . Balamuralikrishna presented concerts in many countries , including the US , Canada , UK , Italy , France , Russia , Sri Lanka , Malaysia , Singapore , countries in the Middle East , and elsewhere . Apart from his native tongue , Telugu , he has also composed in other languages including Kannada , Sanskrit , Tamil , Malayalam , Hindi , Bengali , and Punjabi . He appeared as a featured soloist with an award-winning British choir , performing the Gitanjali Suite with words from Rabindranath Tagore 's Nobel Prize-winning poetry and music by Dr. Joel , the noted UK-based Goan composer . His clear diction in several languages prompted an invitation to record Tagore 's entire Rabindra Sangeet compositions in Bengali , preserving them for posterity .
Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy ( 9 December 1919 - 2 August 2013 ) was a veteran carnatic musician and composer and music director of Malayalam , Tamil and Hindi films , predominantly in Malayalam films . He has set scores for the songs in over 125 films . He composed as many as 1400 songs over a period of 63 years . Fondly known as Swami , he was instrumental in pioneering classical music-based film songs . Revered as one of the forefathers of the Malayalam music industry , he has mentored many of the renowned contemporary singers and composers .
Amjad Ali Khan Bangash ( born 9 October 1945 ) is an Indian classical sarod player , best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans . Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s . He was awarded India 's second highest civilian honour Padma Vibhushan in 2001 .
The sarod or sarode is a stringed instrument , used mainly in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent . Along with the sitar , it is among the most popular and prominent instruments . The sarod is known for a deep , weighty , introspective sound , in contrast with the sweet , overtone-rich texture of the sitar , with sympathetic strings that give it a resonant , reverberant quality . It is a fretless instrument able to produce the continuous slides between notes known as meend ( glissandi ) , which are important in Indian music .