Awardees At LGMF – subramaniamfoundation

Lakshminarayana International Awards Winners The Lakshminarayana International Award was instituted in the year 1997 by the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival. It is awarded to individuals who have made momentous contributions to their respective artistic domains. Each awardee is a legend in his/her own right. The first award in 1997 was given to Lord Yehudi Menuhin and was presented to him by the President of India HE K. R. Narayanan.

Subsequently the award has been presented to eminent artists creative geniuses and living legends. The Lakshminarayana International Award has been conferred upon the following eminent personalities: Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Pandit V G Jog, Jean-Luc Ponty, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Al Jarreau George, Duke Stanley Clarke, Arve Tellefsen, Ivry Gitlis, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Sri. B K S Iyengar, Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Smt. D K Pattammal, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Dr. R. K. Srikantan, Sri. Purna Das Baul, Pandit Ram Narayan, Hubert Laws Øystein Baadsvik, Roby Lakatos, Sri. Ilaiyaraaja, Vadim Repim Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Sri. T K Murthy and Prof. T N Krishnan.