Kumar Gandharva Samman

The Kumar Gandharva Samman is an Indian annual award for outstanding talent in the field of music established by the government of Madhya Pradesh in 1992. It is named after Kumar Gandharva, a classical singer.

Selection criteria Performers of Indian classical music, Carnatic music, and Hindustani classical music between the ages of 25 and 45 are considered for the award each year. Nominations are filed with the state's department of culture, and a selection committee of experts makes the final decision.Ministry of Culture Annual Report

Recipients

Recipients of the Kumar Gandharva Samman are given a scroll of honour and a cash prize. + NameYearRef.Ajoy Chakrabarty1992–1993Budhaditya Mukherjee1993–1994Rajan and Sajan Mishra1994–1995Narasimhan Ravikiran1995–1996Mukul Shivputra1996–1997Shahid Parvez1997–1998Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha1998–1999E. Gayathri1999–2000Uday Bhawalkar2000–2001Shujaat Khan2001–2002Rashid Khan2002–2003U. Srinivas2003–2004Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande2004–2005Ronu Majumdar2005–2006Arati Ankalikar Tikekar2006–2007Kala Ramnath2007–2008Sanjeev Abhyankar2008–2009Kamala Shankar2009–2010Satish Vyas2010–2011None2011–2012Rama Vaidyanathan2012–2013Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar2013–2014Bahauddin Dagar2014–2015Kapila Venu2015–2016Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil2016–2017Niladri Kumar2017–2018Niladri Kumar2018–2019Meeta Pandit2019–2020Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee2020–2021

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