The Tulsi Samman is an arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India. 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: Year Name 1983–84Manna DeyPandit Girraj PrasadHirji Keshavji1984–85Bhagaban Sahu1985–86Neelamani DeviGanga Devi1986–87Sona Bai1987–88Mani Madhava ChakyarMadanlal Nishaad, Govind Ram Nirmalkar, Nacha TheatreBhulvaram YadavFida Bai MarkamDevilal Nag1988–89V. Ganapati SthapatiN. VeerappanJivya Soma MasheThe Yakshagana troupe, Udupi1989–90Sakar KhanSadiq KhanBada Ghazi Khan1990–91Balappa HukkeriBalakrushna DashJhaduram Devangan1991–92Chamruram Baghel1993–94Kogga Devanna KamathArjun Singh Dhurve1994–95Belayudhan NairUmagraj Khiladi1995–96Manguni Das1995–96Mahasundari Devi1997–98Swami Harigovind1998–99Om Prakash Taak1999–2000Puranchand and Pyarelal Wadali2000–01Purnachandra Das Baul2001–02Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty2002–03Ramkailash Yadav2003–04Ustad Ghulam Muhammad Saj Nawaj2004–05Prakash Chandra2005–06Swami Ramswaroop Sharma2006–07Lallu Vajpayee2008–09Shri Ranaswami Vedar2009–10Shri Jairam Das2012–13Shri ramsahay pandey2016 Shri Bhikhudan Gadvi2017Kailash Chand Sharma2018 Vikram yadav
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2008–09 rangaswami vedar
See also Kalidas Samman