Karnataka Kalashri Award is a State Akademi Award and highest civilian award of the

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

state government's

Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy is a performing arts organization in Bengaluru, India that is sponsored by the Department of Kannada and Culture in the Karnataka government. It was previously known as Karnataka Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. The aca ...

and Department of Kannada and Culture. Karnataka is a state in SW India. Each year the Academy Awards for excellence in performance of music, art, dance and literature are awarded at the

. The award carries citation, trophy, shawl. The Honorary Awards carry a cash prize of Rs.50,000 and Annual Awards carry a cash prize of Rs.25,000 and the awards will be conferred on eminent artists for their selfless service and contribution, award given by chief minister, cultural minister director of Kannada and culture and eminent artist Awardees 2019 * Pandit Dr.

S. Ballesh Pandit S. Ballesh Bhajantri (born Ballappa Sanna Bharamappa Bhajantri) is a popular Indian classical Hindustani shehnai player. He is a disciple of shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan, he is benares gharana shehnai player and a patiala ghara ...

" Karnataka Kalashri " Karnataka State Government Award for his contribution to Indian classical music b
Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy
- 2019

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