On February 6 2019,Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2017 was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind to 42 artists in a ceremony held in New Delhi.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar and Fellowships are awarded by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar was first awarded in 1952.
- Since 2009 cash prize has been increased to 1,00,000,which is earlier kept at Rs.50000. Along with the cash prize the award carries a ‘tamrapatra’ and an ‘angavastram’.
Winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards – 2017:
MUSIC:
| Category | Winner |
| Hindustani Vocal Music | Lalith J. Rao |
| Hindustani Vocal Music | Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha (Gundecha Brothers — Joint Award) |
| Hindustani Instrumental Music — Tabla | Yogesh Samsi |
| Hindustani Instrumental — Shehnai/Flute | Rajendra Prasanna |
| Carnatic Vocal Music | M.S. Sheela |
| Carnatic Instrumental Music — Veena | Suma Sudhindra |
| Carnatic Instrumental Music — Mridangam | Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan |
| Carnatic Instrumental Music — Flute | Shashank Subramanyam |
| Other Major Traditions Of Music — Sugam Sangeet | Madhurani |
| Other Major Traditions Of Music — Sugam Sangeet | Haimanti Sukla |
| Other Major Traditions Of Music — Gurbani | Gurnam Singh |
DANCE:
| Category | Winner |
| Bharatanatyam | Rama Vaidyanathan |
| Kathak | Shobha Koser |
| Kathakali | Madambi Subramanian Namboothiri |
| Manipuri | L.N. Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi |
| Kuchipudi | Deepika Reddy |
| Odissi | Sujata Mohapatra |
| Sattriya | Ramkrishna Talukdar |
| Chhau | Janmejoy Sai Babu |
| Music For Dance | Ashit Desai |
THEATRE:
| Category | Winner |
| Playwriting | Abhiram Damodar Bhadkamkar |
| Direction | Sunil Ganesh Shanbag |
| Direction | Bapi Bose |
| Acting | Hema Singh |
| Acting | Deepak Virat Tiwari |
| Acting | Anil Tickoo |
| Allied Theatre Arts — Stagecraft | Nuruddin Ahmed |
| Allied Theatre Arts — Lighting | Avtar Sahni |
| Other Major Traditions Of Theatre — Shumang Leela | Shougrakpam Hemanta Singh |
TRADITIONAL / FOLK / TRIBAL MUSIC / DANCE / THEATRE AND PUPPETRY
| Category | Winner |
| Folk Music, Rajasthan | Anwar Khan Manganiyar |
| Folk Arts, Maharashtra | Prakash Sahadeo Khandge |
| Traditional Music — Khol, Assam | Jagannath Bayan |
| Folk Music, Bihar | Ramchandra Manjhi |
| Folk Theatre, Chhattisgarh | Rakesh Kumar Tiwari |
| Folk Music (Baul), West Bengal | Parvathy Baul |
| Folk Music, Punjab | Sarvjeet Kaur |
| Folk Music, Mizoram | K.C. Runremsangi |
| Folk Music, Jharkhand | Mukund Nayak |
| Puppetry, West Bengal | Sudip Gupta |
OVERALL CONTRIBUTION / SCHOLARSHIP IN THE PERFORMING ARTS
| Category | Winner |
| Scholarship | Vijay Verma |
| Overall Contribution — Dance | Sandhya Purecha |
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