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Sangeet Natak and Lalit Kala Akademi Awards

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  • Recently, the Vice-President of India  presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the year 2018 and National Awards of Lalit Kala Akademi for the year 2021 .

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  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar): 
    • They are national honours bestowed by the government on performing artists and teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts. 
    • The awards were given in the categories of music, dance, and theatre.
    • The recipients are selected by the Academy’s General Council, consisting of distinguished musicians, dancers, theatre artists and scholars in these disciplines and nominees of the Government of India, State Governments and Union Territories of the Indian Union.
    • The Akademi also confers Fellowships on eminent artists and scholars of music, dance and drama; and has in 2006 instituted annual awards to young artists – the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar. 
      • The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship is the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi without distinction of nationality, race, caste, religion, creed, or sex. 
        • The criteria restricts any person below the age of 50 to ordinarily be considered for the honour. The recommendations are received from the current fellows along with the members of the General Council of the Akademi.
  • Lalit Kala Akademi Awards: 
    • The Lalit Kala Akademi has instituted several awards and honours to be conferred on artists in recognition for their outstanding work in the field of art. 
      • Of all these awards and recognitions, the honour of Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi is regarded as the highest honour conferred on an artist by the Lalit Kala Akademi. 
      • The National Exhibition of Art is organised annually by the Lalit Kala Akademi as it’s the most prestigious event, showcasing the brilliance and capacious oeuvre of the awarded artists. 
      • The 62nd National Exhibition organised this year is a platform to showcase the outstanding artists on a nationwide scale.

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