CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -President Ram Nath Kovind presented Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Fellowships (Akademi Ratna ) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2016 at function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Akademi also announced names of winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award. Four from Odisha will receive this award. They were-Siba Prasad Das for Chhau dance, Anant Mahapatra for theatre, Ananda Bag for folk music (Brahma Veena) and Gobinda Chandra Pal for Odissi dance (Gotipua).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was presented to Ghazi Khan Barna of Rajasthan by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu for his outstanding contribution in the field of folk music by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu at the award distribution ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on April 9, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Awardees for 2021 include Ravindra Yavagal (Tabla), H R Leelavathi (Sugama Sangeetha), Garthikere Raghanna (Janapada) and D Balakrishna (veena). The one-time award was bagged by Gauri Kuppuswamy (Carnatic Music), Anusuya Kulkarni, Lalita Srinivasan (Bharatanatyam), A S Jayatheertha (Theatre) and Marappa Das (folk).