Kumar Gandharva Samman


The Kumar Gandharva Samman is an Indian annual award for outstanding talent in the field of music established by the government of Madhya Pradesh in 1992. It is named after Kumar Gandharva, a classical singer.

Selection criteria

Performers of Indian classical music, Carnatic music, and Hindustani classical music between the ages of 25 and 45 are considered for the award each year. Nominations are filed with the state's department of culture, and a selection committee of experts makes the final decision.

Recipients

Recipients of the Kumar Gandharva Samman are given a scroll of honour and a cash prize.
NameYearRef.
Ajoy Chakrabarty1992–1993
Budhaditya Mukherjee1993–1994
Rajan and Sajan Mishra1994–1995
Narasimhan Ravikiran1995–1996
Mukul Shivputra1996–1997
Shahid Parvez1997–1998
Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha1998–1999
E. Gayathri1999–2000
Uday Bhawalkar2000–2001
Shujaat Khan2001–2002
Rashid Khan2002–2003
U. Srinivas2003–2004
Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande2004–2005
Ronu Majumdar2005–2006
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar2006–2007
Kala Ramnath2007–2008
Sanjeev Abhyankar2008–2009
Kamala Shankar2009–2010
Satish Vyas2010–2011
None2011–2012
Rama Vaidyanathan2012–2013
Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar2013–2014
Bahauddin Dagar2014–2015
Kapila Venu2015–2016
Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil2016–2017
Niladri Kumar2017–2018
Niladri Kumar2018–2019
Meeta Pandit2019–2020
Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee2020–2021