Tulsi Samman
# Tulsi Samman

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 |
| - | - |
| 1983–84 | Manna Dey |
| 1983–84 | Pandit Girraj Prasad |
| 1983–84 | Hirji Keshavji |
| 1984–85 | Bhagaban Sahu |
| 1985–86 | Neelamani Devi |
| 1985–86 | Ganga Devi |
| 1986–87 | Sona Bai |
| 1987–88 | Mani Madhava Chakyar |
| 1987–88 | Madanlal Nishaad, Govind Ram Nirmalkar, Nacha Theatre |
| 1987–88 | Bhulvaram Yadav |
| 1987–88 | Fida Bai Markam |
| 1987–88 | Devilal Nag |
| 1988–89 | V. Ganapati Sthapati |
| 1988–89 | N. Veerappan |
| 1988–89 | Jivya Soma Mashe |
| 1988–89 | The Yakshagana troupe, Udupi |
| 1989–90 | Sakar Khan |
| 1989–90 | Sadiq Khan |
| 1989–90 | Bada Ghazi Khan |
| 1990–91 | Balappa Hukkeri |
| 1990–91 | Balakrushna Dash |
| 1990–91 | Jhaduram Devangan |
| 1991–92 | Chamruram Baghel |
| 1993–94 | Kogga Devanna Kamath |
| 1993–94 | Arjun Singh Dhurve |
| 1994–95 | Belayudhan Nair |
| 1994–95 | Umagraj Khiladi |
| 1995–96 | Manguni Das |
| 1995–96 | Mahasundari Devi |
| 1997–98 | Swami Harigovind |
| 1998–99 | Om Prakash Taak |
| 1999–2000 | Puranchand and Pyarelal Wadali |
| 2000–01 | Purnachandra Das Baul |
| 2001–02 | Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty |
| 2002–03 | Ramkailash Yadav |
| 2003–04 | Ustad Ghulam Muhammad Saj Nawaj |
| 2004–05 | Prakash Chandra |
| 2005–06 | Swami Ramswaroop Sharma |
| 2006–07 | Lallu Vajpayee |
| 2008–09 | Shri Ranaswami Vedar |
| 2009–10 | Shri Jairam Das |
| 2012–13 | Shri ramsahay pandey |
| 2016 | Shri Bhikhudan Gadvi |
| 2017 | Kailash Chand Sharma |
| 2018 | Vikram yadav |
