Kala Ratna

Kala Ratna
Awarded by Government of Andhra Pradesh
Type Civilian
Category Literature, Music, Dance, Sculpture, sculpture, folk and tribal arts.
Instituted 1999
First awarded 1999
Last awarded 2015
Cash award ₹ 30,000

The Kala Ratna (Telugu: కళారత్న) earlier Hamsa Award ,[1] civilian honor of the Andhra Pradesh state are conferred annually by the Andhra Pradesh Government and organaised by A.P.State Cultural Council and Department of Culture on the occasion of Telugu new year, Ugadi.[2] The awards celebrate achievements by persons of eminence in their chosen fields. The awardees are from the fields of literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, folk and tribal arts.

The Award

The awards are presented by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh . Each award carries an amount of Rs. 30,000 , a shawl, a gold plated Hamsa (Swan) memento.

Award winners

2015 Awards

The Government of Andhra Pradesh announced 32 names for the year 2015.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/hamsa-awards-are-now-kalaratna/article3091236.ece
  2. ↑ http://apculturedept.com/artservlets/jsp/raga/awards.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/hamsa-and-ugadi-awards-announced/article7013333.ece
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