Sangeetha Kalanidhis
| Year | Recipient | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Trichur Ramachandran | Vocalist |
| 2011 | Trichy Sankaran | Mridangam player |
| 2010 | Bombay Sisters (C. Saroja and C. Lalitha) | Vocalists |
| 2009 | Valayapatti A R Subramanyam | Thavil player |
| 2008 | A.K.C. Natarajan | Clarionet player |
| 2007 | Palghat R. Raghu | Mridangam player |
| 2006 | Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan | Vocalist |
| 2005 | M. Chandrasekaran | Violinist |
| 2004 | Vellore G. Ramabhadran | Mridangam player |
| 2003 | T. V. Sankaranarayanan | Vocalist |
| 2002 | Sikkil Sisters (Neela & Kunjumani) | Flute players |
| 2001 | Umayalpuram K Sivaraman | Mridangam player |
| 2000 | R. Vedavalli | Vocalist |
| 1999 | T. K. Govinda Rao | Vocalist |
| 1998 | Sheik Chinna Moulana | Nadaswaram player |
| 1997 | M. S. Gopalakrishnan | Violinist |
| 1996 | Dr. N. Ramani | Flautist |
| 1995 | R K Srikantan | Vocalist |
| 1994 | T. K. Murthy | Mridangam player |
| 1993 | Mani Krishnaswami | Vocalist |
| 1992 | Thanjai K. P. Sivanandam | |
| 1991 | Nedunuri Krishnamurthy | Vocalist |
| 1990 | D. K. Jayaraman | Vocalist |
| 1989 | Maharajapuram V. Santhanam | Vocalist |
| 1988 | T. Viswanathan | |
| 1987 | B. Rajam Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1986 | K. V. Narayanaswamy | Vocalist |
| 1985 | Dr. S. Ramanathan | Vocalist, Composer |
| 1984 | Mysore V. Doreswamy Iyengar | Veena player |
| 1983 | Dr. S. Pinakapani | Vocalist |
| 1982 | Embar S. Vijayaraghavachariar | |
| 1981 | T. M. Thiyagarajan | Vocalist |
| 1980 | T. N. Krishnan | Violin player |
| 1979 | K. S. Narayanaswamy | Veena player |
| 1978 | M. Balamurali Krishna | Vocalist, Composer |
| 1977 | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Vocalist |
| 1976 | T. Brinda | Vocalist |
| 1975 | Not Awarded | |
| 1974 | R. Anantakrishna Sarma | Composer and Singer |
| 1973 | T. Balasaraswati | Bharatanatyam |
| 1972 | Professor P. Sambamoorthy | Musicologist |
| 1971 | Papanasam Sivan | Composer and Singer |
| 1970 | D. K. Pattammal | Vocalist |
| 1969 | Madurai Srirangam Iyengar | Vocalist |
| 1968 | M.S. Subbulakshmi | Vocalist |
| 1967 | No Award Given | |
| 1966 | Palghat Mani Iyer | Mridangam player |
| 1965 | Alathur Srinivasa Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1964 | Alathur Sivasubramanya Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1963 | Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastrigal | |
| 1962 | Papa KS Venkataramiah | Violinist |
| 1961 | Tiruvidamarudur Veerusami Pillai | |
| 1960 | T. K. Jayarama Iyer | |
| 1959 | Madurai Mani Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1958 | G N Balasubramaniam | Vocalist, Composer |
| 1957 | T. Chowdiah | Violinist |
| 1956 | Tiruvizhimizhalai Subramanya Pillai | |
| 1955 | Marungapuri Gopalakrishna Iyer | Violinist |
| 1954 | Chittur Subramanya Pillai | Vocalist |
| 1953 | Tirupampuram N. Swaminatha Pillai | Flautist |
| 1952 | Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer | Veena player |
| 1951 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar | Vocalist |
| 1950 | Karur Chinnaswamy Iyer | Violinist |
| 1949 | Mudicondan Venkatrama Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1948 | Kumbhakonam Rajamanickam Pillai | Violinist |
| 1947 | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1946 | No Award Given | |
| 1945 | Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1944 | T. L. Venkatarama Iyer | Musicologist |
| 1943 | Palladam Sanjiva Rao | Flautist |
| 1942 | Mazhavarayanendal Subbarama Bhagavatar | |
| 1941 | Professor Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu | Violin player |
| 1940 | Kallidaikurichi Vedanta1 Bhagavatar | Harikatha, Composer |
| 1939 | Musiri Subramania Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1938 | Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar | Vocalist |
| 1937 | Mangudi Chidambara Bhagavatar | Harikatha |
| 1936 | Umayalapuram Swaminatha Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1935 | Mysore K. Vasudevacharya | Composer and Singer |
| 1934 | T. S. Sabesha Iyer | Vocalist |
| 1933 | K. Ponnayya Pillai | Composer/Pedagogue |
| 1932 | Tiger Varadachariar | Vocalist/Composer/Pedagogue |
| 1931 | Pazhamaneri Swaminatha Iyer | |
| 1930 | Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar | |
| 1929 | T. V. Subba Rao (musicology), T. S. Sabesha Iyer and M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer (musicology) |
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