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Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2022 and 2023

March 10 , 2024 50 days 289 0
  • President Droupadi Murmu conferred 94 Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2022 and 2023.
  • They were given to eminent artists in the field of performing arts, including music, dance, drama, folk and tribal arts.
  • Twelve people from the field of music, and equal number from dance, 9 from the field of theatre and 11 from folk and tribal arts have received the Akademi awards for 2023.
  • Some notable artists include
    • Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath from Tamil Nadu,
    • Neyveli Narayanan from Tamil Nadu for Carnatic Instrumental (Mridangam),
    • Urmila Sathyanarayanan, from Tamil Nadu for Bharatanatyam and
    • Pallavi Krishnan from Kerala for Mohiniattam.
  • The President of India also bestowed the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship to 6 eminent artists.
    • Vinayak Khedekar, Goa, Indian Music
    • R. Visweswaran, Karnataka, Indian Music
    • Sunayana Hazarilal, Maharashtra, Indiana Dance
    • Raja & Radha Reddy, Delhi, Indian Dance
    • Dulal Roy, Assam, Indian Theatre
    • D.P. Sinha, Uttar Pradesh, Indian Theatre
  • The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship or “Akademi Ratna” is the highest honour given to eminent artists in the field of performing arts for his or her exceptional contribution to performing art form.
  • It is restricted to 40 at any given time.

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