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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]
- ^ Vignessh (13 August 2020). "Madras Music Academy to hold Margazhi concerts online". The Federal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (16 July 2017). "Sangita Kalanidhi award for Chitraveena maestro Ravikiran". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "A Season sans Sangita Kalanidhi". 9 December 2020.
- ^ "More a teacher". The Hindu. 26 August 2010.