Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram is the highest honour for musicians instituted by the Kerala State Government. It's named after Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore (തിരുവിതാംകൂര്), in India.The award carries a cash prize of rupees one lakh, citation and a medal
Complete List of Recipients
S.No Name Image Birth / death Awarded Notes 1. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer 1908–2003 1997 Carnatic musician 2. Ustad Bismillah Khan 1916–2006 1998 Shehnai maestro 3. D. K. Pattammal 1919–2009 1999 Carnatic musician and playback singer 4. K. V. Narayanaswamy 1923–2002 2000 Carnatic music violinist 5. T. N. Krishnan b 1928 - 2020 2002 Carnatic music violinist 6. Bhimsen Joshi 1922-2011 2003 Hindustani classical music 7. Sankaran Embranthiri 1944-2007 2004 Kathakali music 8. Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma 1928-2008 2006 Carnatic music vocalist9. Neyyattinkara Vasudevan 1940–2008 2007 Carnatic music vocalist 10 Jasraj 1930-2020 2008 Hindustani vocalist 11. R. K. Srikantan 2009 Carnatic music vocalist 12. K. J. Yesudas 1940- 2010 playback singer, carnatic music vocalist 13. M. Balamuralikrishna 1930-2016 2012 Carnatic music vocalist 14. V. Dakshinamoorthy 1919-2013 2013 Carnatic music vocalist and Music director 15. Amjad Ali Khan 1945- 2014 sarod player16. Trichur V. Ramachandran1940-2015 carnatic music vocalist17.Mangad K. Natesan2016carnatic music18.L. Subramaniam1947-2017Carnatic music, Violinist19.Pala C. K. Ramachandran2018Carnatic musician20.T. M. Krishna1976-2019Carnatic music vocalist21.K. Omanakutty1943-2020Carnatic music vocalist22.P. R. Kumara Kerala Varma2021Carnatic music vocalist
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