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'''Nishagandhi Puraskaram''' or '''Nishagandhi award''' ([[Malayalam]] : നിശാഗന്ധി പുരസ്കാരം) is an annual [[award]] instituted by the [[Department of Tourism (Kerala)|Tourism Department of Kerala]] in [[India]] to honour personalities in the fields of [[music]] and [[dance]] .<ref name="ker">{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/news/nishagandhi-puraskaram/1644 |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram awarded |publisher=[[Department of Tourism (Kerala)|Kerala Tourism Department]] |accessdate=2016-01-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513015708/https://www.keralatourism.org/news/nishagandhi-puraskaram/1644 |archivedate=2016-05-13 }}</ref><ref name="hd2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/nishagandhi-puraskaram-for-mrinalini-sarabhai/article4347032.ece |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Mrinalini Sarabhai |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2013-01-26 |accessdate=2016-01-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513020310/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/nishagandhi-puraskaram-for-mrinalini-sarabhai/article4347032.ece |archivedate=2016-05-13 }}</ref> The award carries a cash prize of 1,50,000 [[Indian Rupees]], a citation, and a statuette.<ref name="indtdy">{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.in/story/music-maestro-ilayaraja-gets-nishagandhi-puraskaram/1/560068.html |title=Music Maestro Ilayaraja gets Nishagandhi Puraskaram |newspaper=[[India Today]] |date=2016-01-01 |accessdate=2016-01-30}}</ref> It is presented annually on behalf of the ''Nishagandhi Dance and Music Festival'', a cultural programme organized by the Tourism Department of Kerala  every year.<ref name="exp">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Nishagandhi-Puraskaram-for-Padma-Subrahmanyam/2015/01/19/article2625480.ece |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Padma Subrahmanyam |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2015-01-19 |accessdate=2016-01-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513021520/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Nishagandhi-Puraskaram-for-Padma-Subrahmanyam/2015/01/19/article2625480.ece |archivedate=2016-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=73184 |title=Music Maestro Ilayaraja gets Nishagandhi Puraskaram |newspaper=[[Kerala Kaumudi]] |date=2016-01-01 |accessdate=2016-01-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513022108/http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=73184 |archivedate=2016-05-13}}</ref>

The seven-day long Nishagandhi festival is held in January at the Nishagandhi amphitheater near the [[Kanakakkunnu Palace]] in [[Trivandrum]], the capital city of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/current-affairs/200116/anoushka-concert-to-open-nishagandhi-fest.html |title=Anoushka concert to open Nishagandhi fest |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=2016-01-20 |access-date=2016-01-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513022708/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/current-affairs/200116/anoushka-concert-to-open-nishagandhi-fest.html |archive-date=2016-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/news/nishagandhi-festival/1697 |title=Nishagandhi Festival 2014 |publisher=[[Department of Tourism (Kerala)|Kerala Tourism Department]] |accessdate=2016-01-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513104019/https://www.keralatourism.org/news/nishagandhi-festival/1697 |archivedate=2016-05-13}}</ref> The award was established in 2013 to popularise the Festival in the national and international level.<ref name="hd2013"/>

== History ==
Nishagandhi Puraskaram was first awarded to the classical dancer [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]] in 2013.<ref name="mb">{{cite web |url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/travel/travel-news/-nishagandhi-puraskaram-awarded-1.34138 |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram awarded |publisher=[[Mathrubhoomi]] |date=2013-03-02 |accessdate=2016-01-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513014823/http://english.mathrubhumi.com/travel/travel-news/-nishagandhi-puraskaram-awarded-1.34138 |archivedate=2016-05-13}}</ref> [[Hindustani Classical Music|Hindustani musician]] [[Lalith J. Rao]] won the award in the next year.<ref name="hd2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nishagandhi-award-for-musician/article5592535.ece |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram for Musician |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2014-01-19 |accessdate=2016-01-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513104237/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nishagandhi-award-for-musician/article5592535.ece |archivedate=2016-05-13 }}</ref> [[Padma Subrahmanyam|Dr Padma Subrahmanyam]], an exponent in [[Bharata Natyam]],  won the award in 2015.<ref name="ker6">{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/news/nishagandhi-puraskaram-2014/1763 |title=Nishagandhi Puraskaram 2014 |publisher=[[Department of Tourism (Kerala)|Kerala Tourism Department]] |accessdate=2016-01-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513105318/https://www.keralatourism.org/news/nishagandhi-puraskaram-2014/1763 |archivedate=2016-05-13 }}</ref> Musician [[Ilayaraja]] won the award in 2016  for his contribution to the [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] [[Indian Music Industry|music industry]].<ref name="mm">{{cite web |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/music/ilayaraja-presented-with-nishagandhi-award-by-kerala-govt.html |title=Kerala govt to provide five acres of land for Ilayaraja |newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=2016-01-21 |accessdate=2016-01-30}}</ref>

The Governor of Kerala [[P. Sathasivam]] presented the Nishagandhi Puraskaram to [[Bharati Shivaji]], an exponent in [[Mohiniyattom]], in 2017.<ref name="ind2017"/> Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan are popularly known as [[Dhananjayans]] got Nishagandhi Puraskaram in 2018.<ref name=toi2018/>

== Laureates ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| 2013
|| [[File:Jawaharlal Nehru and Mrinalini Sarabhai.jpg|75px]]
|| [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]]
|| "for her excellence in Classical dance."
|| <ref name="hd2013"/>
|-
| 2014
|| [[File:Lalit.J.Rao.jpg|75px]]
|| [[Lalith J. Rao]]
|| "for the contributions in [[Hindustani Classical Music]]"
|| <ref name="hd2014"/>
|-
|2015
|| [[File:Padmasubramanyam.jpg|75px]]
|| [[Padma Subrahmanyam]]
|| "for her eminent contributions in [[Bharata Natyam]]"
|| <ref name="ker6"/>
|-
| 2016
|| [[File:Ilaiyaraaja BHung.jpg|75px]]
|| [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|| "for his artistic excellence and contribution to the [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] [[Indian Music Industry|music industry]]"
|| <ref name="hd2016">{{cite web |url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nishagandhi-award-for-ilaiyaraja/article8051097.ece |title=Kerala Tourism's Nishagandhi Award for Ilayaraja |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2016-01-01 |accessdate=2016-01-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513015501/http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nishagandhi-award-for-ilaiyaraja/article8051097.ece |archivedate=2016-05-13 }}</ref>
|-
| 2017
|| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|| [[Bharati Shivaji]]
|| "for her contributions in [[Mohiniyattom]]"
|| <ref name="ind2017">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/nishagandhi-award-for-bharati-shivaji/articleshow/56653216.cms |title=Nishagandhi Award for Bharati Shivaji |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2017-01-20 |access-date=2017-01-21 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053503/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/nishagandhi-award-for-bharati-shivaji/articleshow/56653216.cms |archive-date=2018-04-07 }}</ref>
|-
| 2018
|| [[File:TheDhananjayans.jpg |75px]]
|| [[Dhananjayans|V. P. Dhananjayan & Shantha Dhananjayan]]
|| "for their contributions in [[Bharata Natyam]]"
|| <ref name=toi2018>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/dhananjayans-bag-kerala-tourisms-nishagandhi-award-2018/articleshow/62535428.cms |title=Kerala: Dhananjayans bag Kerala Tourism's Nishagandhi Award 2018 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2018-01-17 |access-date= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617145711/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/dhananjayans-bag-kerala-tourisms-nishagandhi-award-2018/articleshow/62535428.cms |archive-date=2018-06-17}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
|| [[File:Kalamandalam_Keshemavathi_Wiki_DSC_1803.JPG |75px]]
|| [[Kalamandalam Kshemavathy]]
|| "for her contributions in [[Mohiniyattam]]"
|| <ref name=toi2019>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/nishagandhi-award-for-kshemavathy/articleshow/67426488.cms |title=Kerala: Nishagandhi award for Kshemavathy |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2019-01-07 |access-date= }}</ref>
|-
|2020
||
|| [[C. V. Chandrasekhar]]
|| "for his contributions in [[Bharatanatyam]]"
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.keralatourism.gov.in Kerala Tourism Department]

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