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{{short description|Indian award given by Andhra Pradesh state government}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
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| lastawarded = 2017
| reward = [[₹]]50,000
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The''' Kala Ratna '''({{langx|te|కళారత్న}}) earlier '''Hamsa Award''',<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/hamsa-awards-are-now-kalaratna/article3091236.ece | title=Hamsa awards are now Kalaratna | date=16 August 2006 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=28 June 2019 }}</ref> is a civilian honour of the [[Andhra Pradesh]] state are conferred annually by the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] and is organised by the State Cultural Council and Department of Culture on the occasion of Telugu new year, [[Ugadi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apculturedept.com/artservlets/jsp/raga/awards.html |title=Artists of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=26 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409120306/http://apculturedept.com/artservlets/jsp/raga/awards.html |archive-date=9 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The awards celebrate achievements by persons of eminence in their chosen fields. The awardees are from the fields of literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, folk and tribal arts. Along with Kala Ratna awards, the Andhra Pradesh government presents '''Ugadi Puraskarams''' on the same stage.

==The Award==
The awards are presented by the [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]. Each award carries an amount of Rs. 50,000, a shawl, a gold plated Hamsa (Swan) memento.

==Award winners==

===2015 Awards===
The [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] announced 32 names for the year 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/hamsa-and-ugadi-awards-announced/article7013333.ece|title=Hamsa and Ugadi awards announced|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 March 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

===2016 Awards===
The [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] announced 23 names for the year 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugunow.com/ap-politics/ap-ugadi-awards-puraskaralu-2016-announced-307048.html |title=AP Hamsa awards, AP Ugadi Awards 2016, AP Ugadi Awards (Puraskaralu) 2016 Announced {{!}} TeluguNow.com |website=www.telugunow.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009130731/http://www.telugunow.com/ap-politics/ap-ugadi-awards-puraskaralu-2016-announced-307048.html |archive-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>

===2017 Awards===
The [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] announced 38 names for the year 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/mar/28/andhra-pradesh-announces-names-of-kala-ratna-hamsa-awardees-1587023.html|title=Andhra Pradesh announces names of Kala Ratna (Hamsa) awardees|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Culture of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian visual arts awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

Kala Ratna - Revision history

Vivek.Dantkale at 00:15, 11 August 2025