| Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram | ||
| Award Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Civilian | |
| Category | National | |
| Instituted | 1997 | |
| First Awarded | 1997 | |
| Last Awarded | 2011 | |
| Awarded by | Government of Kerala | |
| Award Rank | ||
| ← Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram → none | ||
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 the state of Travancore (തിരുവിതാംകൂര്), in India.The award carries a cash prize of rupees one lakh, citation and a medal[1]
| S.No | Name | Image | Birth / death | Awarded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer[2] | 1908–2003 | 1997 | Carnatic musician | |
| 2. | Bismillah Khan[3] | 1916–2006 | 1998 | Shehnai maestro | |
| 3. | D. K. Pattammal[2] | 1919–2009 | 1999 | Carnatic musician and a playback singer | |
| 4. | K.V.Narayanaswamy[2] | 1923–2002 | 2000 | Carnatic music violinist | |
| 5. | T.N. Krishnan[4] | b 1928 | 2002 | Carnatic music violinist | |
| 6. | Bhimsen Joshi[5] | 1940 | 2003 | Hindustani classical music | |
| 7. | Sankaran Embranthiri[6] | 1944 | 2004 | Kathakali music | |
| 8. | Neyyattinkara Vasudevan[2] | 1923–2002 | 2007 | Carnatic music vocalist | |
| 9. | Pandit Jasraj[7][8] | b 1930 | 2008 | Hindustani vocalist | |
| 10. | R. K. Srikantan[9] | 2009 | Carnatic music vocalist | ||
| 11. | K.J. Yesudas[10] | 1940 | 2011 | playback singer |