The Kalidas Samman () is an arts award presented annually by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in India. The award is named after

Kālidāsa Kālidāsa (, "Servant of Kali (god), Kali"; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy. ...

, a renowned

Classical Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest ...

writer of ancient India. The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in four fields: Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and

Plastic Arts Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a ''plastic medium'', such as clay, wax, paint or even plastic in the modern sense of the word (a ductile polymer) to create works of art. The term is used more generally to ...

. From 1986-87 to 2008-09, the awards were presented in all four fields in most years, thereafter reverting to one person per year.

Recipients

The recipients of the Kalidas Samman:

References

External links

* * * * {{cite web , title=Kalidas Award Holders (Plastic Art) , url=http://www.mpculture.in/html/kalidasaward-plasticart.asp , publisher=Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh , access-date=8 March 2012 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018002614/http://www.mpculture.in/html/kalidasaward-plasticart.asp , archive-date=18 October 2013 , url-status=dead Indian dance awards Indian music awards Indian visual arts awards Government of Madhya Pradesh Indian theatre awards Kalidasa 1980 establishments in Madhya Pradesh Awards established in 1980 Recipients of Kalidas Samman