Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar 2005
Thirty three artists/scholars have been selected for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar for the year 2005. The honour carries a purse money of Rs. 50,000/-, a Tamrapatra and an Angavastram.
Eminent practitioners of Hindustani and Carnatic Music, Shri S.C.R. Bhat and Shri Ramashrey Jha have been selected for Hindustani Vocal Music, Shri Brijbhushan Kabra for Hindustani Instrumental-Guitar, shri Tulsidas Borkar for Hindustani Instrumental-Harmonium, Shri S.V Parthasarathy and Shri P.S Narayanaswamy for Carnatic Vocal Music, Shri Ongolo Rangayya for Carnatic Instrumental-Nadaswaram and Shri V.V. Subramanyam for Carnatic Instrumental-Violin have been selected.
In the field of Dance, Smt. Radha has been selected for Bharatnatyam, Shri Tirath Ram Azad for Kathak, Shri Mathur Govindan Kutty for Kathakali, Shri K. Radhamohon Sharma for Manipuri, Shri Korada Narasimha Rao for Kuchipudi, Shri Durga Charan Ranbir for Odissi, shri Th. Chaotombi singh for Creative & Experimental Dance and Shri Josyula Krishnamurthi for his contribution to Music for Dance have been selected.
In the field of Theatre Shri Ajmer Singh Aulakh for Playwriting (Punjabi), Shri Dabashish Majumdar for Playwriting (Bengali), Shri Ranjit Kapoor and Shri V.K Sharma for Direction, Smt. Chindhodi Leela for Acting have been selected. In the field of allied theatre Arts Shri H.V Sharma for Stagecraft, Shri Suresh Bhardwaj for Lighting and Shri R. Paramashivan for Theatre Music have been selected.
In the field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Dance/Music/Theatre and Puppetry, Shri P.K.G. Nambiar for Kuttiyattam of Kerala, Shri Subbu Arumugam for Villupattu of Tamil Nadu, Shri Kashi Nath Pujapanda for Odissi Music of Orissa, Shri Babu Bhai Ranpura for Folk Music of Gujarat, Shri Khirod Khaklari for Bodo Dance & Music of Assam, Shri Daryao Singh Mallik for Folk Theatre of Haryana, Shri D.S. Aiyyelu for Dance Costume and shri Ganpat Sakharam Mhesge for Puppetry of Maharashtra have been selected.
Smt. Pratibha Agarwal has been selected for overall contribution in Performing Arts.
Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards) have been conferred since 1952 which not only symbolize the highest standard of excellence and achievements on a national basis, but also recognize sustained individual work and outstanding contribution to the practice and appreciation of the arts through performance, teaching and scholarship.
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