Tulsi Samman


The Tulsi Samman is an arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The award is named after Tulsi Das, an Indian saint, poet and philosopher, best known as the author of Ramacharitamanas, an epic devoted to Lord Rama. This award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories of the tribal, traditional and folk arts. These categories are: art, theatre, dance and music.

Recipients

The recipients of the Tulsi Samman include:
YearName
1983-84Pandit Girraj Prasad
1983-84Hirji Keshavji
1984-85Bhagaban Sahu
1985-86Neelamani Devi
1985-86Ganga Devi
1986-87Sona Bai
1987-88Mani Madhava Chakyar
1987-88Madanlal Nishaad, Govind Ram Nirmalkar, Nacha Theatre
1987-88Bhulvaram Yadav
1987-88Fida Bai Markam
1987-88Devilal Nag
1988-89V. Ganapati Sthapati
1988-89N. Veerappan
1988-89Jivya Soma Mashe
1988-89The Yakshagana troupe, Udupi
1989-90Sakar Khan
1989-90Sadiq Khan
1989-90Bada Ghazi Khan
1990-91Balappa Hukkeri
1990-91Balakrushna Dash
1990-91Jhaduram Devangan
1991-92Chamruram Baghel
1993-94Kogga Devanna Kamath
1993-94Arjun Singh Dhurve
1994-95Belayudhan Nair
1994-95Umagraj Khiladi
1995-96Manguni Das
1995-96Mahasundari Devi
1997-98Swami Harigovind
1998-99Om Prakash Taak
1999-2000Puranchand and Pyarelal Wadali
2000-01Purnachandra Das Baul
2001-02Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty
2002-03Ramkailash Yadav
2003-04Ustad Ghulam Muhammad Saj Nawaj
2004-05Prakash Chandra
2005-06Swami Ramswaroop Sharma
2006-07Lallu Vajpayee
2008-09Shri Ranaswami Vedar
2009-10Shri Jairam Das
2012-13Shri ramsahay pandey
2017kailash chandra sharma
2018Vikram yadav