Nishagandhi Puraskaram
Nishagandhi Puraskaram (Malayalam: നിശാഗന്ധി പുരസ്കാരം) is an award given out by the government of Kerala in India. It is given out every year by the Tourism department. It is awarded to artists in the fields of dance and music.[4][5]
| നിശാഗന്ധി പുരസ്കാരം | |
| Description | Excellence in dance and music |
|---|---|
| Location | Trivandrum, Kerala |
| Reward(s) |  150,000 (US$2,600), Citation & statuette[1] |
The award comes with 1,50,000 rupees, a citation and a statuette.[1] It is awarded as part of the Nishagandhi Dance and Music Festival, which is held in January every year. This is a cultural annual programme of the Tourism department of Kerala.[6][7] The award ceremony takes place at the Nishagandhi theatre in the Kanakakkunnu Palace ground in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.[8][9] The award was introduced to make the festival more popular on a national and international level.[5]
The Nishagandhi Puraskaram was first awarded to the classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai in 2013.[2] Hindustani musician Lalith J Rao and Bharata Natyam artist Padma Subrahmanyam won the awards in the next years (2014 and 2015).[10] [11] The most recent recipient of the award in 2016 is the music director Ilayaraja.[12]
Laureates
| Presented Year | Image | Winner | Contributions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 
|
Mrinalini Sarabhai | "for her excellence in Classical dance." | [5] |
| 2014 | 
|
Lalith J. Rao | "for the contributions in Hindustani Classical Music" | [10] |
| 2015 | 
|
Padma Subrahmanyam | "for her eminent contributions in Bharata Natyam" | [11] |
| 2016 | 
|
Ilaiyaraaja | "for his artistic excellence and contribution to the Indian film music industry" | [3] |
| 2017 | 
|
Bharati Shivaji | "for her contributions in Mohiniyattom" | [13] |
| 2018 | 
|
V. P. Dhananjayan & Shantha Dhananjayan | "for their contributions in Bharata Natyam" | [14] |
| 2019 | 
|
Kalamandalam Kshemavathy | "for her contributions in Mohiniyattam" | [15] |
| 2020 | C. V. Chandrasekhar | "for his contributions in Bharatanatyam" |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Music Maestro Ilayaraja gets Nishagandhi Puraskaram". India Today. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nishagandhi Puraskaram awarded". Mathrubhoomi. 2013-03-02. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kerala Tourism's Nishagandhi Award for Ilayaraja". The Hindu. 2016-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "Nishagandhi Puraskaram awarded". Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Mrinalini Sarabhai". The Hindu. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Padma Subrahmanyam". The New Indian Express. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Music Maestro Ilayaraja gets Nishagandhi Puraskaram". Kerala Kaumudi. 2016-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Anoushka concert to open Nishagandhi fest". Deccan Chronicle. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ "Nishagandhi Festival 2014". Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Musician". The Hindu. 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Nishagandhi Puraskaram 2014". Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "Kerala govt to provide five acres of land for Ilayaraja". Malayala Manorama. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Nishagandhi Award for Bharati Shivaji". The Times of India. 2017-01-20. Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ↑ "Kerala: Dhananjayans bag Kerala Tourism's Nishagandhi Award 2018". The Times of India. 2018-01-17. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Kerala: Nishagandhi award for Kshemavathy". The Times of India. 2019-01-07.