Harivarasanam Award

Harivarasanam Award
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Kerala
Travancore Devaswom Board
First awarded2012

Harivarasanam Award is an award jointly instituted by the Government of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board. It is awarded for contributions towards propagation of secularism, equanimity and universal brotherhood of Sabarimala through music.[1] It is being awarded since 2012. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala. The award consists of cash prize of ₹1 lakh, citations and plaque.[2] The award was named after Harivarasanam.[3]

  1. ^ "Renowned music composer Ilaiyaraaja was awarded the Harivarasanam Award for 2020 by the Kerala Government". VajiramIAS.com. 2020-01-16. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. ^ "Harivarasanam Award for Ilaiyaraja". The Times of India. 2019-12-28. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. ^ Kuttoor, Radhakrishnan (2018-01-04). "Trust to rerecord Harivarasanam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-09.