Krishnakumar

		Cash Award from Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna in the competition held on Balamurali compositions – 1986. National Talent Search Scholarship for Carnaticmusic from the Center for Cultural Resources and Training, Govt of India – 1986. First prize in the All India Radio competition in all India level for Light Classical Music – 1991 More than One Hundred awards and First prizes for Classical music, Semi-classical and Light music in the inter school, inter collegiate, university, State and inter state levels. ‘The Best Vocalist Award’ - Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai – 1997. ‘Musiri Subramani Iyer Endowment Award’ for the best nireval and swaram singing - Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, December – 1997. ‘The Chembai Award 1998’ conferred by Sri Chembai Memorial Trust, Trivandrum & the Department of Culture, Government of Kerala – 1998. ‘The Junior Research Fellowship’ awarded by the Cultural Department, Government of India – 2000. ‘Padmasree Rajam Ramaswamy Award’ – *Best rendering of Sanskrit* – The Music Academy, Madras – 2002. Tamizh Isai Thendral’ – Title awarded by the 118 year old Saiva Prakasa Sabha, Trivandrum during the Skanda Shashti Festival 2003. “Thulasivana Puraskaram 2003” with a cash of Rupees Ten Thousand - awarded to a performing artist for lifetime achievements by Thulasivana Sangeetha Parishath, Trivandrum. “Aasthaana Vidwaan” – Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam - 2008.