SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY

SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY

Subject : Culture

Context : More than half a century after the capital’s premier dance institute, Kathak Kendra, became a constituent unit of Sangeet Natak Akademi, it finally has an internal complaints committee (ICC) for reporting and redressal of any sexual harassment complaints.

Concept :

Sangeet Natak Akademi

• The SangeetNatakAkademi is India’s national academy for music, dance and drama.
• It was created by a resolution of the (then) Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 1952 .
• It is presently an Autonomous Body of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and is fully funded by the Government for implementation of its schemes and programmes.
• The Akademi establishes and looks after institutions and projects of national importance in the field of the performing arts. Few important ones are:

National School of Drama, New Delhi was set up in 1959,

Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy in Imphal- 1954,

Kathak Kendra (National Institute of Kathak Dance) in New Delhi- 1964.

National Projects of Support to Kutiyattam (Sanskrit theatre of Kerala), Chhau dances of eastern India, Sattriya traditions of Assam, etc.

Awards

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna)

• The Fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious and rare honor, which is restricted to 40 numbers at any given time. By the election of above four fellows there are presently forty Fellows of SangeetNatakAkademi.
• The honour of Akademi Fellow carries a purse money of Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakh) along with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.

SangeetNatakAkademi Awards (AkademiPuraskar)

• These awards have been given to forty-four artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the Performing Arts.
• These forty-four artists include three joint awards as well.
• AkademiPuraskar carries Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) along with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.

Ustad Bismillah Khan YuvaPuraskar

• The academy has selected 32 (Including one joint Awards) artists of India who have made a mark as young talents in their respective fields of the performing arts for UstadBismillah Khan YuvaPuraskar 2018.
• It is conferred upon artists below the age of 40 years with the objective of identifying and encouraging outstanding young talents in diverse fields of performing arts and giving them national recognition early in their lives.
• Ustad Bismillah Khan YuvaPuraskar carries a purse money of Rs 25,000/-