One-time Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for 84 artists
The Hindu
Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards, a national honour, is being given to 84 artists above 75 years of age who haven't been accorded any national honour. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar will give away the awards with a purse money of ₹1,00,000 and a citation. Recipients are selected in various categories like Hindustani and Carnatic vocal and instrumental, folk, classical dance forms and playwriting and direction. Awardees include Raghubir Malik, Dina Nath Mishra, Gowri Kuppuswamy, Anasuya Kulkarni, Lalitha Srinivasan, Vilasini Devi Krishnapillai, Smita Shastri, Kumkum Lal, Mahabir Nayak, Harishchandra Prabhakar Borkar and Dharmeswar Nath.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi on September 15 announced special one-time awards, commemorating 75 years of India’s independence to 84 artists, who are above the age of 75 years and haven’t been accorded any national honour in their career so far.
The ‘Amrit’ awards would be given away by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards is a national honour bestowed by the country on performing artists, teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts, said Sandhya Purecha, chairperson of the Akademi.
The recipients have been selected by the Akademi’s General Council, consisting of distinguished musicians, dancers, theatre artists and scholars in these disciplines as well as nominees of the Centre, States and Union Territories.
The honour carries a purse money of ₹1,00,000 and a citation.
The awards have been given in various categories like Hindustani and Carnatic vocal and instrumental, folk, classical dance forms like Bharatnatyam and Kathak and playwriting and direction.
Some of the awardees include Raghubir Malik and Dina Nath Mishra for Hindustani vocal, Gowri Kuppuswamy and Anasuya Kulkarni for Carnatic vocal, Lalitha Srinivasan and Vilasini Devi Krishnapillai for Bharatnatyam and Smita Shastri and Kumkum Lal for Kuchipudi and Odishi, respectively.
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