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Uttar Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Uttarakhand
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Gujarat
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is prestigious arts award presented annually by Government of Madhya Pradesh. The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India. It was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Puru Dadhich (Kathak dance), Vasudev Kamath (painting) and theater artist and famous actor Rajiv Varma were honored with the prestigious Rashtriya Kalidas Samman’ of the state government. For the first time these four honors were given in Kalidas ceremony.
Detailed explanation-3: -Venkatesh Kumar has been chosen for the award for the year 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the field of Hindustani music. The award carries a purse of ₹2 lakh and a citation.