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The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language.

The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 onwards, the awards were presented in all four fields every year. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories.

[edit] Prize and selection

At present, the award carries a cash prize of 2 lakh (200,000) rupees. The winners are selected by a five member committee appointed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, which consists of eminent artists, art critics and officials from the Sangeet Natak Akademi (India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama).

[edit] Recipients

The recipients of the Kalidas Samman include^[1]:

Year	Name	Field
1980-81	Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer	Classical Music
1980-81	Mallikarjun Mansur	Classical Music
1981-82	K.G. Subramanian	Plastic Arts
1982-83	Sombhu Mitra	Theatre
1983-84	Rukmini Devi Arundale	Classical Dance
1984-85	Kumar Gandharva	Classical Music
1985-86	Ram Kumar	Plastic Arts
1986-87	Zia Mohiuddin Dagar	Classical Music
	Birju Maharaj	Classical Dance
	Ebrahim Alkazi	Theatre
	Narayan Shridhar Bendre	Plastic Arts
1987-88	Pandit Ravi Shankar	Classical Music
	Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma	Classical Dance
	P.L. Deshpande	Theatre
	M.F. Husain	Plastic Arts
1988-89	M.S. Subbulakshmi	Classical Music
	Kelucharan Mohapatra	Classical Dance
	Tripti Mitra	Theatre
	Tyeb Mehta	Plastic Arts
1989-90	Vilayat Khan	Classical Music
	Bipin Singh	Classical Dance
	Habib Tanvir	Theatre
	V.S. Gaitonde	Plastic Arts
1990-91	Pandit Ravi Shankar	Classical Music
	Dr. Padma Subramanyam	Classical Dance
	Vijay Tendulkar	Theatre
1991-92	Ali Akbar Khan	Classical Music
	Ram Narayan	Classical Music
	Vempati Chinna Satyam	Classical Dance
	Vijaya Mehta	Theatre
J.Swaminathan	Plastic Arts
1992-93	Ramankutty Nair	Classical Dance
	Ammannur Madhava Chakyar	Classical Dance
	Badal Sarkar	Theatre
	Syed Haider Raza	Plastic Arts
1993-94	Shanta Rao	Classical Dance
1993-94	B.V. Karanth	Theatre
1994-95	Padmavati Shaligram-Gokhale	Classical Music
1994-95	Kavalam Narayan Panikkar	Theatre
1995-96	Ustad Alla Rakha	Classical Music
1995-96	Sitara Devi	Classical Dance
1996-97	Kishan Maharaj	Classical Music
	Mrinalini Sarabhai	Classical Dance
	Dr. Shriram Lagoo	Theatre
	Sheila Bhatia	Theatre
	Bhupen Khakhar	Plastic Arts
1997-98	Pandit Jasraj	Classical Music
	Kalyani Kutiamma	Classical Dance
	Tapas Sen	Theatre
	Akbar Padamsee	Plastic Arts
1998-99	D.K. Pattammal	Classical Music
	Kalanidhi Narayanan	Classical Dance
	Girish Karnad	Theatre
	Arpita Singh	Plastic Arts
1999-2000	Hariprasad Chaurasia	Classical Music
	K.P. Kittappa Pillai	Classical Dance
	Satyadev Dubey	Theatre
	Francis Newton Souza	Plastic Arts
2000-01	M. Balamuralikrishna	Classical Music
	Rohini Bhate	Classical Dance
	Zohra Sehgal	Theatre
	Sankho Chaudhuri	Plastic Arts
2001-02^[2]	Sumati Mutatkar	Classical Music
	Yamini Krishnamurthy	Classical Dance
	K.V. Subbanna	Theatre
	Jogen Chowdhury	Plastic Arts
2002-03	Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar	Classical Music
	Kumudini Lakhia	Classical Dance
	Khalid Chaudhary^[3]	Theatre
	Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh	Plastic Arts
2003-04	V.G. Jog	Classical Music
	Chandralekha^[4]	Classical Dance
	Gursharan Singh	Theatre
	Himmat Shah	Plastic Arts
2004-05	Dr. Prabha Atre	Classical Music
	Rajkumar Singhajit Singh	Classical Dance
	Devendra Raj Ankur	Theatre
	Nagji Patel	Plastic Arts
2005-06	Zakir Hussain	Classical Music
	Dr. Kanak Rele^[5]	Classical Dance
	Ratan Thiyam	Theatre
	Manjit Bawa	Plastic Arts
2006-07^[6]	Puttaraj Kavi Gavai	Classical Music
	Sonal Mansingh	Classical Dance
	Vimal Lath	Theatre
	Shanti Dave	Plastic Arts
2007-08	Balwant Rai Bhatt	Classical Music
	C.V. Chandrashekhar^[7]	Classical Dance
	Babasaheb Purandare^[8]	Theatre
	Satish Gujral	Plastic Arts

[edit] See also

Tulsi Samman

[edit] Notes

^ "Rashtriya Kalidas Samman (in Hindi)". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/hindi/award/kalidas.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
^ "Kalidas award for Yamini Krishnamurthy". The Hindu. August 29, 2001. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/08/29/stories/0229000m.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
^ "Khalid Choudhary handed over Kalidas Samman". The Times of India. November 15, 2002. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/28372473.cms. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ "'Kalidas Samman' for Chandralekha". The Hindu. October 19, 2003. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/10/19/stories/2003101900711100.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ Paul, G.S. (January 29, 2006). "Tryst with Mohiniyattam". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/01/29/stories/2006012900240500.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ Kidwai, Rashid (May 11, 2007). "Sonal in full swing, VIPs walk - Dancer furious after Rajnath & Co leave midway". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070511/asp/frontpage/story_7762930.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
^ "Chandrasekhar chosen for Kalidas Samman". The Hindu. August 22, 2008. http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/22/stories/2008082255281300.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ "Kalidas Samman to Shri Purandare". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. November 20, 2007. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=071120N15&flag1=1. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[0] "Rashtriya Kalidas Samman (in Hindi)". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/hindi/award/kalidas.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-20.

[1] "Kalidas award for Yamini Krishnamurthy". The Hindu. August 29, 2001. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/08/29/stories/0229000m.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-20.

[2] "Khalid Choudhary handed over Kalidas Samman". The Times of India. November 15, 2002. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/28372473.cms. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[3] "'Kalidas Samman' for Chandralekha". The Hindu. October 19, 2003. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/10/19/stories/2003101900711100.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[4] Paul, G.S. (January 29, 2006). "Tryst with Mohiniyattam". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/01/29/stories/2006012900240500.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[5] Kidwai, Rashid (May 11, 2007). "Sonal in full swing, VIPs walk - Dancer furious after Rajnath & Co leave midway". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070511/asp/frontpage/story_7762930.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-20.

[6] "Chandrasekhar chosen for Kalidas Samman". The Hindu. August 22, 2008. http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/22/stories/2008082255281300.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[7] "Kalidas Samman to Shri Purandare". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. November 20, 2007. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=071120N15&flag1=1. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

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Contents

[edit] Prize and selection

[edit] Recipients

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes