The Music Academy, Madras has announced the awardees for 2019-2020.
Sangita Kalanidhi : Dr. S. Sowmya
Sangita Kala Acharya : Seetha Narayanan and M.S. Sheela
TTK Award : Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman and Rajkumar Bharathi
Musicologist Award : Dr. Arati N. Rao
Nritya Kalanidhi : Priyadarsini Govind
The Sangita Kalanidhi and other music awards will be conferred during the Sadas of the music festival on 1 January 2020. The Nritya Kalanidhi award will be presented at the inauguration of the Academy's dance festival on 3 January 2020.