Tulsi Samman
{{Short description|Arts award}}
The Tulsi Samman is an arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
{{cite web | title = Tulsi Samman conferred on Bajpayee|publisher=Hindustan Times | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NewsMartImportedStories/Tulsi-Samman-conferred-on-Bajpayee/Article1-206192.aspx | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130920184736/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NewsMartImportedStories/Tulsi-Samman-conferred-on-Bajpayee/Article1-206192.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 20, 2013 |date=February 16, 2007| accessdate = 2013-09-19 }}
{{cite web| title = MP govt announces winners of state awards|publisher=IBN Live News| url = http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/mp-govt-announces-winners-of-state-awards/767720.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130920184656/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/mp-govt-announces-winners-of-state-awards/767720.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 20, 2013 |date=Jul 27, 2011| accessdate = 2013-09-19}} 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:{{cite web|url=http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/hindi/award/tulshi.asp|title=Rashtriya Tulsi Samman (in Hindi)|publisher=Department of Public relations, Madhya Pradesh Government website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031155902/http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/hindi/award/tulshi.asp|archivedate=2012-10-31}}
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! Year ! Name |
| rowspan="3"|1983–84 |
| Pandit Girraj Prasad |
| Hirji Keshavji |
| 1984–85
|Bhagaban Sahu |
| rowspan="2"|1985–86
|Neelamani Devi |
| Ganga Devi |
| 1986–87
|Sona Bai |
| rowspan="5"|1987–88 |
| Madanlal Nishaad, Govind Ram Nirmalkar, Nacha Theatre{{cite web | url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna-awards-2012/Citation/034-GobindRamNirmalkar.htm | title=Govind Ram Nirmalkar – Sangeet Natak Akademi profile | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | accessdate=February 12, 2016 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191608/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna-awards-2012/Citation/034-GobindRamNirmalkar.htm | archivedate=March 5, 2016 }} |
| Bhulvaram Yadav |
| Fida Bai Markam |
| Devilal Nag |
| rowspan="4"|1988–89 |
| N. Veerappan |
| Jivya Soma Mashe |
| The Yakshagana troupe, Udupi |
| rowspan="3"|1989–90 |
| Sadiq Khan |
| Bada Ghazi Khan |
| rowspan="3"|1990–91 |
| Balakrushna Dash |
| Jhaduram Devangan |
| 1991–92
|Chamruram Baghel |
| rowspan="2"|1993–94
|Kogga Devanna Kamath |
| Arjun Singh Dhurve |
| rowspan="2"|1994–95
|Belayudhan Nair |
| Umagraj Khiladi |
| 1995–96
|Manguni Das |
| 1995–96 |
| 1997–98
|Swami Harigovind |
| 1998–99
|Om Prakash Taak |
| 1999–2000 |
| 2000–01
|Purnachandra Das Baul |
| 2001–02 |
| 2002–03
|Ramkailash Yadav |
| 2003–04
|Ustad Ghulam Muhammad Saj Nawaj |
| 2004–05
|Prakash Chandra |
| 2005–06
|Swami Ramswaroop Sharma |
| 2006–07
|Lallu Vajpayee |
| 2008–09
|Shri Ranaswami Vedar |
| 2009–10
|Shri Jairam Das |
| 2012–13
|Shri ramsahay pandey |
| 2016
|Shri Bhikhudan Gadvi |
| 2017
|Kailash Chand Sharma |
| 2018
|Vikram yadav |
Notes
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