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Awards Of Madhya Pradesh Government

  Government Of Madhya Pradesh Has Constituted Many National And State Level Awards To Honour The Distinct Achievements In The Field Of Creative Arts And Literature.
  • National Awards

    • Iqbal Award (Urdu Literature): The Award Is Given Annually And Carries A Cash Prize Of Rs One Lakh And A Plaque Of Honour. Since Its Institution, The Award Has Been Conferred On Ali Sardar Jafri, Qurattul-ain Hyder, Akhtar-ul Iman, Ismat Chugtai, Anand Narayan Mulla And Others.
    • Kalidas Award (Separate Awards Are Given For Plastic Arts, Theatre, Classical Music And Classical Dance): This Annual Award Carries A Cash Prize Of Rs 1 Lakh And A Plaque Of Honour. The Previous Recipients Include Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Guru Vempathi Chinna Sathyam, Satyavrat Shastri And Rajendra Mishra.
    • Kabir Award (Indian Poetry): Narayan Surve, 74, Leading Figure Of Marathi Dalit Poetry Was Given The National Kabir Samman For 1999.
    • Lata Mangeshkar Award (Light Music): The Award Was Established In 1984 For Excellence In Singing And Music Direction And Carries Rs 1 Lakh And A Citation. It Was First Conferred On Eminent Music-director Naushad. Renowned Playback Singer S P Balasubramaniam Became The 16th Recipient Of The 1999 Award, Which Was Given In February 2000.
    • Tansen Award (Classical Music): The Renowned Vocalist Pandit C.R.Vyas Has Been Conferred With The Tansen Award For 1999 For His Contribution To Hindustani Classical Music. The Award Carried Rs 1 Lakh And A Citation. The Previous Recipients Of This Prestigious Annual Award Include Ustad Nasir Zaheeruddin Dagar And His Brother Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar And Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
    • Maithilisharan Gupta Award (Hindi Poetry)
    • Tulsi Award (Traditional & Folk Arts)
    • Kumar Gandharwa Award (Young Classical Musician)
    • Sharad Joshi Award (Hindi Satire)
    • Mahatma Gandhi Award (Social Work According To Gandhian Philosophy)
    • Devi Ahilyabai Award 
    • Kishore Kumar Award:  noted Hindi Filmmaker, Lyricist And Poet Gulzar Is Selected For The Madhya Pradesh Government'S Kishore Kumar Award For 1999-2000. The Award Had Earlier Been Bestowed On Eminent Film Personalities Such As Naseeruddin Shah And Hridaynath Mangeshkar
  • State Awards

    • Shikhar Award (Three Separate Awards Are Given For Literature, Performing Arts And Plastic Arts.
  • Fellowships

    • Amrita Shergil Fellowship
    • Chakradhar Fellowship
    • Muktibodh Fellowship
    • Sangeet Fellowship
    • Ustad Alauddin Khan Fellowship

Awards Of Karnataka Government

  • T.Chowdaiah Award: The Award Has Been Instituted By The Government Of Karnataka And Carries Rs. 1.5 Lakh, A Bronze Idol And A Citation. The Award For 1999 Was Given To The Renowned Tabla Player Ustad Allah Rakha Khan In Recognition For His Immense Contribution To The Field Of Music. The Previous Recipients Of The Chowdaiah Award Are Ustad Bismillah Khan, Dr Doreswamy Iyengar, Dr Rajeev Taranath And Mr Kunnukudi Vaidyanathan. 
  • Gubbi Veeranna Award: The Gubbi Veerana Award For 1999 Was Given To The 70-year Old Dramatist Mr P.B. Duttargi, Who Is The Founder Of Three Theatre Groups.  
  • Kanaka-purandara Award: The Award, Which Is Given For Talented Musicians, Was Given To 71-old Renowned Tabla Player Seshagiri Hangal Of Dharwad. The Award Carries Rs One Lakh, Like All The Other Awards.  
  • Shantala Dance Award: The 1999 Shantala Dance Award Has Been Given To Maya Rao, Who Established 'Natya Saraswati' School In Bangalore To Conduct Dance Classes And Founded The Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Natya Institute Of Choreography And Natya Ballet Centre At New Delhi.
  • Shishunala Sharief Award: Mr Shimoga Subbana Has Been Selected For The 1999 Shishunala Sharief Award.
  • Varnashilpi Venkatappa Award: The 1999 Award Was Given To The Veteran Artiste M J Shuddodana.

Awards Of Orissa Government

Konark Samman :

The Konark Samman Was Instituted By The Orissa State Council Of Culture In 1990. It Is Conferred Annually On An Indian Of Great Eminence And Repute For Outstanding Contribution To Literature, Art, Sculpture, Music, Dance Or Socio-cultural Work. It Consist Of A Cash Component Of Rs 50,000 And A Plaque With A Symbol Of The Sun And The Seven Horses Of The Sun Chariot.


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