Saturday, January 23, 2010

The Tulsi Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The award is named after Tulsi Das, an Indian saint, poet and philosopher, best known as the author of Rāmacaritamānasa, an epic devoted to Lord Rama. This award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories of the tribal, traditional and folk arts. These categories are: art, theatre, dance and music.

Recipients

Recent recipients of the Tulsi Samman include
2004-05
Prakash Chandra
2005-06
Swami Ramswaroop Sharma
2006-07
Lallu Vajpayee
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The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. The award is named after Kālidāsa, an Indian poet and dramatist who wrote classical Sanskrit literature. , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)  often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...  was a Sanskrit poet and dramatist, his title Kavikulaguru (Preceptor of All Poets) bearing testimony to his stature. ...'
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The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980, and is conferred in alternate years in the fields of Music and Dance. In 1985, the awards were combined into one, and two more fields were added: Painting and Theatre. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories.

Awardees

2006-07
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
Classical Dance
Babasaheb Purandare
Theatre
Satish Gujral
Plastic Arts

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