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Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar
The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, announces the annual awards and fellowships at its meeting in New Delhi. The announcement covers Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna), Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar), and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, Fellowship, and Yuva Puraskar:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Institution | Sangeet Natak Akademi is the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama and is India’s apex national body for the performing arts. |
| Established in | Sangeet Natak Akademi is established in 1953. |
| Nodal ministry | Sangeet Natak Akademi is governed by the Ministry of Culture. |
| Conferment authority | Akademi Fellowship and Akademi Awards are conferred by the President of India, and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is conferred by the Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi. |
| Representation | The Fellows and Awardees so selected represent the nation as a whole and belong to different States and Union Territories of India. |
| Range of arts covered | The fellows and awardees represent: Music (Hindustani, Carnatic, and contemporary); Dance (classical and modern); Drama (traditional and experimental theatre); Folk and tribal arts; Puppetry; Allied theatre arts. |
| Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna): status | Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) is the highest honour conferred by the Akademi without distinction of nationality, race, caste, religion, creed, or sex. |
| Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna): age criterion | Criteria restrict any person below the age of 50 to ordinarily be considered for the honour. |
| Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna): quantitative cap | Akademi Fellowship is restricted to 40 living Fellows at any time. |
| Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna): current selection | 7 Fellows are elected for the year 2024-25: Ramlal Bareth, A.V. Anand, Rita Ganguly, Puru Dadheech, Chittaranjan Jyotishi, Pasumarthi Rattaiah Sarma, and Sudharani Raghupathy. |
| Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna): award value | Akademi Fellowship provides for ₹3 lakh plus Tamrapatra and Angavastram. |
| Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar): institutional timeline | Akademi Awards are instituted originally as Presidential Awards in 1951 (for Hindustani and Carnatic music) and are renamed as Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards after the Akademi’s formation in 1953. |
| Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar): current selection | 108 artists are selected across music, dance, theatre, folk, tribal, puppetry, and allied arts for 2024 and 2025. |
| Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar): award value | Akademi Awards provide for ₹1,00,000 plus Tamrapatra and Angavastram. |
| Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar: purpose | Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar provides for encouragement of emerging talent in music, dance, theatre, and traditional art forms. |
| Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar: current selection | 106 young artists are honoured for 2024 and 2025. |
| Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar: award value | Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar provides for ₹25,000 plus Tamrapatra and Angavastram. |