Kalidasa_Samman

Kalidas Samman

Kalidas Samman

Arts award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh

The Kalidas Samman (Hindi: कालिदास सम्मान) is an arts award presented annually by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in India.[citation needed] The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India.[citation needed] The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in four fields: Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 to 2008-09, the awards were presented in all four fields in most years, thereafter reverting to one person per year.[citation needed]

Recipients

The recipients of the Kalidas Samman:[1]

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References

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    "Rashtriya Kalidas Samman (in Hindi)". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
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    "Kalidas award for Yamini Krishnamurthy". The Hindu. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
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    "Khalid Choudhary handed over Kalidas Samman". The Times of India. 15 November 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
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    "Chandrasekhar chosen for Kalidas Samman". The Hindu. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
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    "Kalidas Samman to Shri Purandare". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. 20 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
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    "Ram Gopal Bajaj to Receive [sic] Kalidas Samman".
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    "Kalidas Samman award for Lakshmi Vishwanathan".
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    "Artist Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas Award". 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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