Kalidas Samman

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]

References

1. ^ "Rashtriya Kalidas Samman (in Hindi)". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
2. ^ "Kalidas award for Yamini Krishnamurthy". The Hindu. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
3. ^ "Khalid Choudhary handed over Kalidas Samman". The Times of India. 15 November 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
4. ^ "'Kalidas Samman' for Chandralekha". The Hindu. 19 October 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
5. ^ Paul, G.S. (29 January 2006). "Tryst with Mohiniyattam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
6. ^ Kidwai, Rashid (11 May 2007). "Sonal in full swing, VIPs walk - Dancer furious after Rajnath & Co leave midway". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
7. ^ "Chandrasekhar chosen for Kalidas Samman". The Hindu. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "Ram Gopal Bajaj to Receive [sic] Kalidas Samman". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
10. ^ "Kalidas Samman award for Lakshmi Vishwanathan"
11. ^ "Artist Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas Award". 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

External links

• "Kalidas Award Holders (Classical Dance)". Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
• "Kalidas Award Holders (Classical Music)". Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
• "Kalidas Award Holders (Theatre)". Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
• "Kalidas Award Holders (Plastic Art)". Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.