KALA RATNA AWARDEES
KALA RATNA AWARD
Every year the Sabha honours an artiste with the "KALA RATNA" award for the yeoman service to performing arts. The award carries a medallion, shawl, a citation and a cash Award.
The previous awardees are:-
- 1996 - Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi
- 1997 - Sri. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
- 1998 - Smt. D.K. Pattammal
- 1999 - Sri. M. Balamuralikrishna
- 2000 - Sri. B. Rajam Iyer
- 2001 - Smt. Mani Krishnaswami
- 2002 - Sri. Chinglepet Ranganathan
- 2003 - Sri. Thanjavur Sankaran
- 2004 - Sembanar Koil Sri. SRD Vaidyanathan
- 2005 - Bombay Sister - Smt. C Saroja and C. Lalitha
- 2006 - Sri S.Rajam
- 2007 - Smt.Kalpagam Swaminathan
- 2008 - Prof.T.N.Krishnan
- 2014 - Dr, N,Ramani (Flute Maestro)
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