Prez Droupadi Murmu Conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards

Prez Droupadi Murmu Conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards

Prez Droupadi Murmu Conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards: On February 23, 2023, President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Awards (Akademi Puruskar) for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 in New Delhi.

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G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Culture, Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Uma Nadnuri, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture was also present at the awards ceremony.

Prez Droupadi Murmu Conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards – Key Points

  • Parliamentary Affairs informed that, in the 70 years that have spanned from the time of the establishment of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, It is clear that the institution has aided in the implementation of the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat vision.
  • It has been the tradition of artists from India to pay salutations and respect to Maa Saraswati before any performance.
  • This gesture symbolizes the huge learnings and wisdom that they have received from Music.
  • Tourism and DoNER, Arjun Ram Meghwal, believes that the year 2023 is critical for both India and artists. For India, because it has the presidency of G20 and for the artists because they were receiving felicitation in the first year of the Amrit Kaal.
  • The Akademi’s fellowship (Akademi Ratna) carries a purse of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs alone) and the Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) carries a purse of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) (Rupees One Lakh only).The award also carries a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
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