- The General Council selected 92 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/ Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2022 and 2023.
- The council announced the winners of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2022 and 2023.
Note:
The Akademi Fellowships and Awards will be conferred by the President of India(Current President – Droupadi Murmu) in a special investiture ceremony while the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar will be conferred by Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi (Current Chairman- Dr. Sandhya Purecha) in a special ceremony.
Winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship:
| Winners | Field |
|---|---|
| Vinayak Khedekar | Author and Folklorist |
| R. Visweswaran | Veena Player |
| Sunayana Hazarilal | Kathak Dancer |
| Raja & Radha Reddy | Kuchipudi Dancing Couple |
| Dulal Roy | Theatre Director |
| Daya Prakash Sinha | Playwright |
Winners of Akademi Puruskar 2022 & 2023:
Akademi Puruskar 2022 and 2023 were presented to 46 individuals each.
| Field of activity | Number of awardees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | |
| Music | 12 | 12 |
| Dance | 12 | 12 |
| Theatre | 9 | 9 |
| Traditional/Folk/Tribal Dance/Music/Theatre and Puppetry | 11 | 11 |
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship in Performing Arts | 2 | 2 |
Winners of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2022 & 2023:
A total of 80 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar were presented for the year 2022 and 2023 combined. The awards were presented to 41 individuals for both 2022 and 2023.
The awards includes 2 joint awards.
2022- Lata Tiwari & Sanjay Datt Pandey, field of Folk Music & Dance.
2023 – Puneet Dimari & Amit Khanduri, field of Theatre – Ramleela).
About Akademi Ratna:
i.It is the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi without distinction of nationality, race, caste, religion, creed, or sex. The first Fellow of the Akademi was elected in 1954.
ii.It is restricted to 40 at any given time.
iii.Prize Money- Rs 3 Lakh
About Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards:
The awards recognises eminent practitioners, gurus and scholars of music, dance and theatre for sustained individual achievement of high professional order.
The award includes a Prize Money- Rs 1 Lakh besides a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
About Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar:
Sangeet Natak Akademi established the ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ in 2006 to honor talented artists under 40 years old in music, dance, and drama.
- Prize Money- Rs 25,000 besides a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
Recent Related News:
i.The Government of India (GoI) has introduced Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP), a new set of National Awards in the field of Science, Technology, and Innovation to recognize the notable and inspiring contribution made by scientists, technologists, and innovators individually or in teams in various fields of science, technology, and innovation.
ii.Philippines based Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) announced the 65th edition of the Ramon Magsaysay Award(2023) with the theme “Transforming Asia, Inspiring the World”. The 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award is set to be held in Manila, Philippines on 11th November 2023.
About Sangeet Natak Akademi:
Chairman– Dr. Sandhya Purecha
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
Establishment– 1953
