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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Tiruvarur Baktavatsalam. The Music Academy on May 22 announced Sangita Kalanidhi award winners for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -For the Sangita Kala Acharya awards, the Academy has chosen nagaswaram exponent Kivalur N G Ganesan (2020), vocalist, musicologist, and guru Dr Ritha Rajan (2021), and vainika and musicologist Dr R S Jayalakshmi (2022).

Detailed explanation-3: -Award winners- Santhanagopalan has been selected for the award for 2020, mridangam maestro Tiruvarur Baktavatsalam for 2021 and violinists Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and his sister GJR Vijayalakshmi for 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -This award was instituted in 1993 and is given to those who have contributed by bringing several disciples to the concert platform. Two senior musicians/preceptors are given this award each year.

Detailed explanation-5: -Murali, president of Academy. He said Ms. Kanyakumari was the first woman violinist to get the award in the history of the Music Academy and she will preside over the 90th annual conference of the Academy to be held between December 15, 2016 and January 1, 2017.