3rd December, 2003
Ministry of Tourism & Culture  


SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARDS-2003 ANNOUNCED


Sangeet Natak Academi has announced its awards for the year 2003. 33 eminent persons will be conferred for these awards in diverse fields of performing arts. The awardees are:

    1. Ghulam Mustafa Khan Hindustani Vocal
    2. Yashwant Bua Joshi Hindustani Vocal
    3. Arvind Parekh Instrumental (Sitar)
    4. Bhavani Shankar Instrumental (Pakhawaj)
    5. Trichur V. Ramachandran Carnatic Vocal
    6. M.A. Narasimnachar Carnatic Vocal
    7. A. Kanyakumari Carnatic Instrumental (Violin)
    8. Kadri Gopalnath CarnaticInstrumental (Saxophone)
    9. C.K. Balagopalan Bharatanatyam
    10. Sunayana Hazarilal Kathak
    11. Urmila Nagar Kathak
    12. Sadanam Balakrishnan Kathakali
    13. Suryamukhi Devi Manipuri
    14. Kalavati Devi Manipuri
    15. Uma Rama Rao Kuchipudi
    16. Harekrishna Behera Odissi
    17. Arun Sharma Playwriting-Assamese
    18. Ratnakar Matkari Playwriting-Marathi
    19. D.R. Ankur Direction
    20. Neelam Mansingh Chaudhary Direction
    21. Saoli Mitra Acting-Bengali
    22. C.R. Simha Acting-Kannada
    23. Srinivas G. Kappanna Allied theatre Arts
    24. Anant Shinde Allied Theatre Arts
    25. Lalshram Birendrakumar Folk & Tribal Music-Manipur
    26. Prabhat Sharma Traditional&Folk Music-Assam
    27. Leela Omchery Traditional&Folk Music-Kerala
    28. Chukka Satthiah Oggu Katha- Andhra Pradesh
    29. Balachandra Vyankatesh

Pendharkar Natya Sangeet-Maharashtra

30. Banamali Maharana Odissi Music – Orissa

31. Puran Bhatt Puppetry – Rajasthan

32. Koshakant Dev Goswami Mask Making – Assam

33. P.V. Subramaniam ‘Subbudu’ scholarship in performing arts

Akademi Awards have been conferred since 1952 symbolizing the highest standards of excellence and achievement in the field of performing arts. They also recognise sustained individual work and contribution to the practice and appreciation of the arts through teaching and scholarship.