T M Krishna conferred Sangita Kalanidhi

Subject: History

Section: Arts and Culture

Context:

Renowned carnatic singer T M Krishna has been conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi for 2024 by the Music Academy.

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T M Krishna highlighted the non-inclusive nature of the artform and the music season, wherein non-Brahmin musicians and certain art forms such as Pariyattam, Villupattu, Gaana-Pattu and Kuthu were being left out.
He started a music festival in the fishing village of Urur-Olcott Kuppam(Tamil Nadu) in an attempt to unite various art forms.
He also organized a ‘Nadaswaram and Thavil Festival’ in collaboration with Narada Gana Sabha.

About Sangeet Kalanidhi:

Sangeetha Kalanidhi is the title awarded yearly to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy.
The award is considered the highest accolade in the field of Carnatic music.
The idea of the award was conceived in 1942 by the then Academy President KV Krishnaswami Iyer.
In 1942, it was decided that the musician so invited would be conferred the title of Sangita Kalanidhi, the award comprising a gold medal and a birudupatra (citation).
On 1 January 1943, all musicians who had presided over the annual conferences between 1929 and 1942 were awarded the title.