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{{Short description|Indian music award}}
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The '''Kumar Gandharva Samman''' is an Indian annual award for outstanding talent in the field of music established by the government of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 1992. It is named after [[Kumar Gandharva]], a [[Indian classical music|classical singer]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paul|first=G. s|date=29 April 2017|title=Continuing a thousand-year-old tradition|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/continuing-a-thousand-year-old-tradition/article18305391.ece|access-date=24 April 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kumar Gandharva: The "Maharaj" of Malwa|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/mp/inspire-me/culture/kumar-gandharva-maharaj-malwa/|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Outlook Traveller}}</ref>

==Selection criteria==
Performers of [[Indian classical music]], [[Carnatic music]], and [[Hindustani classical music]] between the ages of 25 and 45 are considered for the award each year. Nominations are filed with the state's department of culture, and a selection committee of experts makes the final decision.<ref>[https://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/annual-reports/Ministry%20of%20Culture%20AR%20English.pdf Ministry of Culture Annual Report]{{dead link||date=January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 April 2017|title=Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh|url=http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/hindi/award/kumargandharva.asp|access-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213811/http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/hindi/award/kumargandharva.asp|archive-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>

==Recipients==
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Recipients of the Kumar Gandharva Samman are given a scroll of honour and a cash prize.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Sronly|List of recipients}}
!Name
!Year
!Ref.
|-
|[[Ajoy Chakrabarty]]
|1992–1993
|<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Music Today |date=7 November 2014 |title=Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/swarutsav/story/pt-ajoy-chakrabarty-226231-2014-11-07|access-date=29 November 2020|magazine=India Today}}</ref>
|-
|[[Budhaditya Mukherjee]]
|1993–1994
|<ref>{{Cite web|author=Tathagata Ray Chowdhury|date=23 May 2015|title=I have never begged anyone for concerts: Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee {{!}} Kolkata News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/I-have-never-begged-anyone-for-concerts-Pandit-Budhaditya-Mukherjee/articleshow/47398390.cms|access-date=29 November 2020|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]]
|1994–1995
|
|-
|[[N. Ravikiran|Narasimhan Ravikiran]]
|1995–1996
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 July 2019|title=Chitravina N. Ravikiran – Music Composer|url=https://chennaiyilthiruvaiyaru.com/chitravina-n-ravikiran/|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mukul Shivputra]]
|1996–1997
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Saumit|date=2 April 2014|title=The forgotten Gandharva putra|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-the-forgotten-gandharva-putra-1974419|access-date=24 April 2021|website=DNA India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Shahid Parvez]]
|1997–1998
|
|-
|[[Gundecha Brothers|Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha]]
|1998–1999
|
|-
|[[E. Gayathri]]
|1999–2000
|
|-
|[[Uday Bhawalkar]]
|2000–2001
|
|-
|[[Shujaat Khan]]
|2001–2002
|
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (musician)|Rashid Khan]]
|2002–2003
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Jugalbandhi of Sitar and Violin|url=http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=11423|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424085317/http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=11423|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 April 2021|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Lokvani}}</ref>
|-
|[[U. Srinivas]]
|2003–2004
|
|-
|[[Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande]]
|2004–2005
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=25 October 2014|title=Jasrangi: Sanjeev Abhyankar & Ashwini Bhide Deshpande|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/november-fest/sanjeev-abhyankar-amp-ashwini-bhide-deshpande-at-friday-review-november-fest-2014/article10996832.ece|access-date=24 April 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ronu Majumdar]]
|2005–2006
|
|-
|[[Arati Ankalikar Tikekar]]
|2006–2007
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pawar|first=Yogesh|date=3 December 2012|title=Soak in the music at Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-soak-in-the-music-at-gunidas-sangeet-sammelan-1772640|access-date=24 April 2021|website=DNA India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kala Ramnath]]
|2007–2008
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=6 April 2008|title=MP: Gandharva Samaroh to begin from Apr 8|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/04/06/gandharva-samaroh-in-dewas-from-apr-8-1207452773.html|access-date=24 April 2021|website=oneindia.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sanjeev Abhyankar]]
|2008–2009
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Kamala Shankar]]
|2009–2010
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Krishnamachari|first=Suganthy|date=10 January 2019|title=Giving Hawaiian guitar a classical makeover|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/giving-hawaiian-guitar-a-classical-makeover/article25960289.ece|access-date=24 April 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[Satish Vyas (musician)|Satish Vyas]]
|2010–2011
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 October 2010|title=Award for Satish Vyas|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/award-for-satish-vyas/story-wvjxlH6JNPLaAl8e3ztXLP.html|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
|None{{Clarify|date=January 2025|reason=It should be clarified why no award was granted this year.}}
|2011–2012
|
|-
|[[Rama Vaidyanathan]]
|2012–2013
|<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=S. Sahaya Ranjit |date=1 October 2001 |title=Shujaat Husain Khan receives Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Samman by MP Govt|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20011001-shujaat-husain-khan-receives-rashtriya-kumar-gandharva-samman-by-mp-govt-774330-2001-10-01|access-date=24 April 2021|magazine=India Today}}</ref>
|-
|[[Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar]]
|2013–2014
|
|-
|[[Bahauddin Dagar]]
|2014–2015
|
|-
|[[Kapila Venu]]
|2015–2016
|<ref>{{Cite web|author=Bella Jaisinghani|date=31 October 2015|title=Shekhar 'Kabir' Sen to receive Kumar Gandharva Award {{!}} India News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shekhar-kabir-sen-to-receive-kumar-gandharva-award/articleshow/49612159.cms|access-date=24 April 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil]]
|2016–2017
|
|-
|[[Niladri Kumar]]
|2017–2018
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kumar Gandharva Award for Koodiyattam exponent Kapila Venu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/apr/01/kumar-gandharva-award-for-koodiyattam-exponent-kapila-venu-1588435.html|access-date=24 April 2021|website=The New Indian Express|date=April 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Niladri Kumar]]
|2018–2019
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 April 2018|title=सितारवादक निलाद्री कुमार को दिया जाएगा कुमार गंधर्व सम्मान|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-IND-HMU-MAT-latest-indore-news-034004-1406969-NOR.html|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|[[Meeta Pandit]]
|2019–2020
|
|-
|[[Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee]]
|2020–2021
|
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Awards established in 1992]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian music awards]]
[[Category:Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian visual arts awards]]

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