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| Ustad Bismillah Khan Swathi Sangeetha Puruskaram Winner 1998 |
Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram or Swati Puruskar is the highest honor for musicians given by the Indian State Government of Kerala. The award is named after Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore. The award carries a cash prize of one lakh rupees, a citation, and a medal.
| S.No | Name | Awarded in | Known for |
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| 1 | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer | 1997 | Carnatic music |
| 2 | Bismillah Khan | 1998 | Shehnai |
| 3 | D. K. Pattammal | 1999 | Carnatic music |
| 4 | K.V.Narayanaswamy | 2000 | Carnatic music (violin) |
| 5 | T.N. Krishnan | 2002 | Carnatic music (violin) |
| 6 | Bhimsen Joshi | 2003 | Hindustani classical music |
| 7 | Sankaran Embranthiri | 2004 | Kathakali music |
| 8 | Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma | 2006 | Carnatic music (vocal) |
| 9 | Neyyattinkara Vasudevan | 2007 | Carnatic music (vocal) |
| 10 | Pandit Jasraj | 2008 | Hindustani (vocal) |
| 11 | R. K. Srikantan | 2009 | Carnatic music (vocal) |
| 12 | K.J. Yesudas | 2011 | Playback singing |
| 13 | M.Balamuralikrishna | 2012 | Carnatic music (vocal) |
| 14 | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 2013 | Carnatic music (vocal |
| 15 | Amjad Ali Khan | 2014 | Sarod |
| 16 | Trichur V. Ramachandran | 2015 | Carnatic music (vocal) |
| 17 | Mangad K. Natesan | 2016 | Carnatic music |
