The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National
Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, New Delhi has declared fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi awards (Akademi Auraskar) for the year
2013. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held recently (on 21
November 2013) where three (3) eminent
personalities in the field of performing arts, namely Smt. Kanak
Rele, Shri R Sathyanarayana and Shri Mahesh Elkunchwar as Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna) were elected. The Fellowship of the Akademi
is the most prestigious and rare honour, which is
restricted to a very limited number at a given time. Presently there are only 40 Fellows of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
The General Council of the Akademi also selected thirty eight (38) artists (2 Joint
Awards) from the fields of Music, Dance, Theatre and Puppetry for the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Awards (Akademi Puraskar)
for the year 2013.
In
the field of Music, nine eminent artists, namely Shri Ritwik Sanyal, Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe in Hindustani Vocal; Shri Hashmat Ali Khan, Hindustani Instrumental Music (Tabla); Shri Dhruba
Ghosh, Hindustani Instrumental Music (Sarangi); Smt. Aruna Sairam, S/Shri D. Seshachari & D Raghavachari
Hyderabad Brothers(Joint Award) in Carnatic Vocal; Shri Trichy Sankaran, Carnatic Instrumental Music (Mridangam); Shri Thiruvizha Jayashankar, Carnatic Instrumental Music (Nadaswaram)
and Shri Bankim Sethi, Major Traditions of
Music (Odissi Music) have been selected for the Akademi Awards 2013.
In
the field of Dance, Smt. Jamuna Krishnan and Shri B Herambhanathan, (Bharatanatyam); Smt. Rajashree Shirke (Kathak); Shri Kalamandalam M P S Namboodiri, (Kathakali); Shri Chinta Seetha
Ramanjaneyulu (Kuchipudi); Smt Sangeeta Dash (Odissi); Shri Jogen
Dutta Bayan (Sattriya); Shri Srinivasa Rangachariar (Major
Traditions of Dance & Dance Theatre
(Arayer Sevai) and Shri Dhaneswar Swain, Music for
Dance have been selected for the Akademi Awards 2013.
In the field of Theatre, eight eminent persons
have been selected for Akademi Awards 2013. They
include Shri Rameshwar Prem, Shri Pundalik
Narayan Naik in Playwriting; Shri
Kamalakar Muralidhar Sontakke, Shri Kewal Dhaliwal, Smt. Prasanna Ramaswamy in the field
of Direction; Shri Vasant Josalkar, Smt Kusum
Haidar in Acting and Shri Krishna
Borkar in the field of Allied Theatre Arts (Make-up).
For
their contribution to Traditional/Folk/ Tribal Music/ Dance/ Theatre and Puppetry,
eight artists have been selected for the Akademi
Awards. They are Smt. Raj Begum,
Traditional, Folk Music/Dance & Theatre (Jammu &
Kashmir); S/Shri T.A.R. Nadi
Rao & N Jeeva Rao (Joint Award),
Folk Music (Tamilnadu); Shri
Gurdial Singh, Instrument Making (Punjab); Shri Mohan Singh Khangura, Rabindra Sangeet (West
Bengal); Shri Umakanta Gogoi (Bairagi), Tokari Geet and Dehbichar Geet, (Assam), Smt Lilavati M Kavi (Bajaj), Puppetry; Smt Meenakshi, Instrument Making - Ghatam (Tamilnadu) and Shri Sheikh Riyajuddin alias Rajubaba, Folk
Theatre ( Maharashtra).
Shri Mysore V Subramanya (Performing Arts)
and Shri N Ramanathan
(Music) will receive the Akademi Awards 2013 for
Overall Contribution/Scholarship to Performing Arts.
The honour of Akademi Fellow has been
conferred since 1954 and Akademi Award since 1952.
They not only symbolize the highest standard of excellence and achievements on
a national basis, but also recognize sustained individual work and contribution
to the practice and appreciation of the arts through performance, teaching and
scholarship. The honour
of Akademi Fellow carries a purse money of Rs
3,00,000/- (Rupees three lacs) and Akademi Awards carry Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lac), besides Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
The
list of Akademi Fellows and Akademi
Awardees for the year 2013 is as under:
Akademi
Fellow (Ratna)
Smt Kanak Rele
Shri
R Sathyanarayana
Shri
Mahesh Elkunchwar
Akademi
Awards (Puraskar)For The Year 2013
Field Of
Activity - Music
Shri Ritwik Sanyal Hindustani
Vocal
Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe Hindustani Vocal
Shri Hashmat Ali Khan Hindustani
Instrumental Music (Tabla)
Shri Dhruba Ghosh Hindustani
Instrumental Music (Sarangi)
Smt. Aruna Sairam Carnatic Vocal
S/shri D. Seshachari& Carnatic
Vocal
D Raghavachari ( Hyderabad brothers)
Shri Trichy Sankaran Carnatic
Instrumental Music (Mridangam)
Shri Thiruvizha Jayashankar Carnatic
Instrumental Music (Nadaswaram)
Shri Bankim Sethi Major
Traditions Of Music (Odissi Music)
Field Of
Activity - Dance
Smt. Jamuna krishnan Bharatanatyam
Shri B Herambhanathan Bharatanatyam
Smt Rajashree Shirke Kathak
Shri Kalamandalam M P S Namboodiri Kathakali
Shri Chinta Seetha Ramanjaneyulu Kuchipudi
Smt Sangeeta Dash Odissi
Shri Jogen Dutta Bayan Sattriya
Shri Srinivasa Rangachariar Major Traditions Of
Dance
& Dance Theatre (Arayer Sevai)
Shri Dhaneswar Swain Music
For Dance
Field
Of Activity –Theatre
Shri Rameshwar Prem Playwriting
Shri Pundalik Narayan
Naik Playwriting
Shri Kamalakar Muralidhar
Sontakke Direction
Shri Kewal Dhaliwal Direction
Smt.
Prasanna Ramaswamy Direction
Shri Vasant Josalkar Acting
Smt Kusum Haidar Acting
shri krishna borkar allied
theatre arts (make-up)
Field Of
Activity: Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre & Puppetry
Smt. Raj begum Traditional,
Folk Music/Dance
&
Theatre(Jammu & Kashmir)
S/shri T.A.R. Nadi Rao & N Jeeva Rao
Folk Music (Tamilnadu)
(Joint Award)
Shri Gurdial Singh Instrument
Making (Punjab)
Shri
Mohan Singh Khangura Rabindra Sangeet (West Bengal)
Shri Umakanta Gogoi (Bairagi) Tokari Geet And Dehbichar Geet, (Assam)
Smt Lilavati M Kavi (Bajaj) Puppetry
Smt Meenakshi Instrument
Making - Ghatam
(Tamilnadu)
Shri
Sheikh Riyajuddin
Folk Theatre ( Maharashtra)
(Alias Rajubaba)
Field Of
Activity: Overall Contribution / Scholarship In Performing Arts
Shri Mysore V Subramanya (Performing Arts)
Shri N Ramanathan (Music)
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