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:
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan Hindustani
Vocal
- Yashwant Bua Joshi Hindustani
Vocal
- Arvind Parekh Instrumental
(Sitar)
- Bhavani Shankar Instrumental
(Pakhawaj)
- Trichur V. Ramachandran Carnatic
Vocal
- M.A. Narasimnachar Carnatic
Vocal
- A. Kanyakumari Carnatic
Instrumental (Violin)
- Kadri Gopalnath CarnaticInstrumental
(Saxophone)
- C.K. Balagopalan Bharatanatyam
- Sunayana Hazarilal Kathak
- Urmila Nagar Kathak
- Sadanam Balakrishnan Kathakali
- Suryamukhi Devi Manipuri
- Kalavati Devi Manipuri
- Uma Rama Rao Kuchipudi
- Harekrishna Behera Odissi
- Arun Sharma Playwriting-Assamese
- Ratnakar Matkari Playwriting-Marathi
- D.R. Ankur Direction
- Neelam Mansingh Chaudhary Direction
- Saoli Mitra Acting-Bengali
- C.R. Simha Acting-Kannada
- Srinivas G. Kappanna Allied
theatre Arts
- Anant Shinde Allied
Theatre Arts
- Lalshram Birendrakumar Folk
& Tribal Music-Manipur
- Prabhat Sharma Traditional&Folk
Music-Assam
- Leela Omchery Traditional&Folk
Music-Kerala
- Chukka Satthiah Oggu
Katha- Andhra Pradesh
- 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.