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SANGEET NATAK
AKADEMI |
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Date-wise Events |
- May 31, 1952: It is the
national level academy for performing arts set up by the
Government of India on this day.
- January 28, 1953:
Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India,
inaugurated it on this day in a special function held in the
Parliament House.
- 2006:
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar: It was
instituted in memory of
Ustad Bismillah Khan, this award is given to young
artists (below 35 years of age) for their talent in the
fields of music, dance and drama.
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Description |
- The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award is the
highest national recognition given to practicing
artists.
- It carries a purse money of Rs. 1,00,000/-, a
shawl, and a tamrapatra (a brass plaque). The
number of awards given annually is 33 at present and, till
date, over 1000 artists have been honoured.
- Each year the Academy awards Sangeet Natak
Akademi Fellowships, Ratna Sadsya, to distinguished
individuals for their contribution to the field of arts,
music, dance and theatre.
- The academy has a museum-cum-gallery of musical
instruments in Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. There are more
than 200 musical instruments on display here.
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