Harivarasanam Award

Harivarasanam Award is an award jointly instituted by the Government of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board. It is awarded for contributions towards propagation of secularism, equanimity and universal brotherhood of Sabarimala through music.[1] It is being awarded since 2012. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala. The award consists of cash prize of 1 lakh, citations and plaque.[2] The award was named after Harivarasanam.[3]

Harivarasanam Award
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Kerala
Travancore Devaswom Board
First awarded2012

Award recipients

Year Recipient Ref(s)
2012 K. J. Yesudas [4]
2013 K. G. Jayan [5]
2014 P. Jayachandran [6]
2015 S. P. Balasubrahmaniam [7]
2016 M. G. Sreekumar [8]
2017 Gangai Amaran [9]
2018 K. S. Chithra [10]
2019 P. Susheela [11]
2020 Ilaiyaraaja [12]
2021 Veeramani Raju [13]

References

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  8. "Harivarasanam Award Given to M G Sreekumar". The New Indian Express. 2016-01-16. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. "Gangai Amaran selected for Harivarasanam award". India Today. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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  11. "Harivarasanam Award presented to singer P Susheela". Kerala Kaumudi. 2019-01-14. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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  13. "Veeramani Raju selected for Harivarasanam award". Yahoo! News (PTI). 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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