Sangita Kalanidhi (transl. Treasure of Music and Art) is the title awarded annually to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy.[1][2]
From 1929 to 1941, the award did not exist. The award was conceived in 1942 by Academy President K. V. Krishnaswami Iyer and on 1 January 1943 all musicians who had presided over the annual conferences between 1929 and 1942 were awarded the title. This included 2 or 3 past presidents - Palamarneri Swaminatha Iyer (1931), probably Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer (1936) and Mangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar (1937) - but no posthumous award has been presented since then.[3] At times, 1946 is cited as the year of Umayalpuram Swaminatha Iyer's death, in which case he might have received the Sangita Kalanidhi in his lifetime.[4]
Sangeetha Kalanidhis
Source(s):[5]
| Year | Recipient | Field |
| 2025 | R. K. Shriramkumar | Violinist |
| 2024 | T. M. Krishna | Vocalist |
| 2023 | Bombay Jayashri | Vocalist |
| 2022 | G. J. R. Krishnan, Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi | Violinists |
| 2021 | Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam | Mridangam player |
| 2020 | Neyveli Santhanagopalan | Vocalist, Composer |
| 2019 | S. Sowmya | Vocalist |
| 2018 | Aruna Sairam | Vocalist, Collaborator, Composer |
| 2017 | N. Ravikiran | Slide instrumentalist (Chitravina), Vocalist, Composer (Returned in 2024)[note 1] |
| 2016 | A. Kanyakumari | Violinist |
| 2015 | Sanjay Subrahmanyan | Vocalist |
| 2014 | T. V. Gopalakrishnan | Vocalist / Mridangam player |
| 2013 | Sudha Ragunathan | Vocalist |
| 2012 | Trichur V. Ramachandran | Vocalist |
| 2011 | Trichy Sankaran | Mridangam player |
| 2010 | Bombay Sisters (C. Saroja and C. Lalitha) | Vocalists |
| 2009 | Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam | Thavil player |
| 2008 | A. K. C. Natarajan | Clarinet player |
| 2007 | Palghat R. Raghu | Mridangam player |
| 2006 | T. N. Seshagopalan | Vocalist, Veena Player, Harikatha artiste |
| 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 | Vedavalli | Vocalist |
| 1999 | T. K. Govindarao | Vocalist |
| 1998 | Sheik Chinna Moulana | Nadaswaram player |
| 1997 | M. S. Gopalakrishnan | Violinist |
| 1996 | 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 Santhanam | Vocalist |
| 1988 | T. Viswanathan | Flautist |
| 1987 | B. Rajam Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1986 | K. V. Narayanaswamy | Vocalist |
| 1985 | S. Ramanathan | Vocalist / Composer |
| 1984 | Doreswamy Iyengar | Veena player |
| 1983 | Sripada Pinakapani | Vocalist |
| 1982 | Embar S. Vijayaraghavachariar | Harikatha exponent |
| 1981 | T. M. Thiagarajan | Vocalist |
| 1980 | T. N. Krishnan | Violin player |
| 1979 | K. S. Narayanaswamy | Veena player |
| 1978 | Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna | Vocalist, Composer, Poet, Violinist / Viola player, Mridangam artist, Kanjira player, Collaborator , Music Director and Actor |
| 1977 | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Vocalist |
| 1976 | T. Brinda | Vocalist |
| 1975 | Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma | Composer / Vocalist |
| 1974 | No Award Given (Bicentennary of Muttuswami Dikshitar's birth) [3] | N/A |
| 1973 | Balasaraswati | Bharatanatyam exponent |
| 1972 | Pichu Sambamoorthi | Musicologist |
| 1971 | Papanasam Sivan | Composer / Vocalist |
| 1970 | D. K. Pattammal | Vocalist |
| 1969 | Madurai Srirangam Iyengar | Vocalist |
| 1968 | M. S. Subbulakshmi | Vocalist |
| 1967 | Palghat Mani Iyer | Mridangam player - (Returned in 2024 by his son T.R. Rajamani)[note 2] |
| 1966 | No Award Given (Bicentennary of Tyagaraja's birth) [3] | N/A |
| 1965 | Alathur Srinivasa Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1964 | Alathur Sivasubramanya Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1963 | Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastrigal | Gottuvadhyam player |
| 1962 | Papa Venkataramaiah | Violinist |
| 1961 | Thiruvidaimarudur Veerusami Pillai | Nagaswaram player |
| 1960 | T. K. Jayarama Iyer | Violinist |
| 1959 | Madurai Mani Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1958 | G. N. Balasubramaniam | Vocalist / Composer |
| 1957 | Chowdiah | Violinist |
| 1956 | Thiruveezhimizhalai Subramanya Pillai | Nagaswaram Player |
| 1955 | Marungapuri Gopalakrishna Iyer | Violinist |
| 1954 | Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai | Vocalist |
| 1953 | Thirupampuram 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 | Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1945 | No Award Given (Centenary of Tyagaraja's death) [3] | N/A |
| 1944 | T. L. Venkatarama Iyer | Musicologist |
| 1943 | Palladam Sanjiva Rao | Flautist |
| 1942 | Mazhavarayanendal Subbarama Bhagavatar | Vocalist |
| 1941 | Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu | Violin player |
| 1940 | Kallidaikurichi Vedanta Bhagavatar | Harikatha exponent / Composer |
| 1939 | Musiri Subramania Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1938 | Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar | Vocalist |
| 1937 | Agaramangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar | Harikatha exponent |
| 1936 | Umayalapuram Swaminatha Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1935 | Mysore Vasudevachar | Composer / Vocalist |
| 1934 | T. S. Sabesha Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1933 | K. Ponniah Pillai | Composer / Pedagogue |
| 1932 | Tiger Varadachariar | Vocalist / Composer / Pedagogue |
| 1931 | Pazhamaneri Swaminatha Iyer | Vocalist / Violinist |
| 1930 | Muthiah Bhagavatar | Composer / Vocalist / Harikatha exponent / Gottuvadhyam player |
| 1929 | T. V. Subba Rao and M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer | Musicologists |
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Notes
- ^ In protest against the Academy's decision to confer T M Krishna with the award for the year 2024[6]
- ^ In protest against the Academy's decision to confer T M Krishna with the award for the year 2024[7]
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