Tulsi Samman

The Tulsi Samman is an arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India.^[1][2] 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:^[3]

Year	Name
1983–84	Manna Dey
	Pandit Girraj Prasad
	Hirji Keshavji
1984–85	Bhagaban Sahu
1985–86	Neelamani Devi
	Ganga Devi
1986–87	Sona Bai
1987–88	Mani Madhava Chakyar
	Madanlal Nishaad, Govind Ram Nirmalkar, Nacha Theatre[4]
	Bhulvaram Yadav
	Fida Bai Markam
	Devilal Nag
1988–89	V. Ganapati Sthapati
	N. Veerappan
	Jivya Soma Mashe
	The Yakshagana troupe, Udupi
1989–90	Sakar Khan
	Sadiq Khan
	Bada Ghazi Khan
1990–91	Balappa Hukkeri
	Balakrushna Dash
	Jhaduram Devangan
1991–92	Chamruram Baghel
1993–94	Kogga Devanna Kamath
	Arjun Singh Dhurve
1994–95	Belayudhan Nair
	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