Harivarasanam Award

Harivarasanam Award
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Kerala
Travancore Devaswom Board
First awarded2012

Harivarasanam Award is an award jointly instituted by the Government of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board. It is awarded for contributions towards propagation of secularism, equanimity and universal brotherhood of Sabarimala through music.[1] It is being awarded since 2012. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala. The award consists of cash prize of ₹1 lakh, citations and plaque.[2] The award was named after Harivarasanam.[3]

Award recipients

Year Recipient Ref(s)
2012 K. J. Yesudas [4]
2013 K. G. Jayan [5]
2014 P. Jayachandran [6]
2015 S. P. Balasubrahmaniam [7]
2016 M. G. Sreekumar [8]
2017 Gangai Amaran [9]
2018 K. S. Chithra [10]
2019 P. Susheela [11]
2020 Ilaiyaraaja [12]
2021 Veeramani Raju [13]
2022 Alleppey Ranganath [14]
2023 Sreekumaran Thampi [15]
2024 Veeramanidaasan [16]
2025 Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri [17]

References

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  14. ^ "Harivarasanam Award 2022 for Alleppy Ranganath". News18 Kerala. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Sreekumaran Thampi receives Harivarasanam Award". The Hindu. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26.
  16. ^ "Veeramanidasan to receive Harivarasanam award today". The Hindu. 2024-01-14. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04.
  17. ^ "ഹരിവരാസനം പുരസ്കാരം കൈതപ്രം ദാമോദരൻ നമ്പൂതിരിക്ക്". Malayala Manorama. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-01-01.