Zakir Hussain selected for Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships in field of performing arts

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has named four eminent personalities in the field of performing arts – tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, dancer Sonal Mansingh, dancer and choreographer Jatin Goswami and Bharatnatyam exponent K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai – for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow or Akademi Ratna awards. The Fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious ..

Topics: Dance in India • Dancers • Indian people • Jatin Goswami • Music education in India • Sangeet Natak Akademi • Sonal Mansingh • Sucheta Bhide Chapekar • Tagore Ratna and Tagore Puraskar

Kartik Chandra Rath, eminent theatre organiser and playwright passes away

Kartik Chandra Rath (70), an eminent theatre organiser and playwright, has passed away in Cuttack , Odisha on April 1, 2019. He wrote a play called “Aie Desa, Aie mati” at the young age of 15 and then never looked back in his artistic journey. His play “Bhagwan Jane Manisha” staged at the National Theatre ..

Topics: Bijay Mishra • Dancers • Gloria Mohanty • Indian culture • Indian people • Music education in India • Sangeet Natak Akademi

A music and dance festival ‘Sopan 2019’ started in New Delhi

On 1st February, a music and dance festival ‘Sopan 2019’ has started at Central Park in New Delhi to encourage young and upcoming artistes to take up traditional art forms. The fest is organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad and the Delhi government in association with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). It is an attempts to ..

Topics: Culture of Odisha • Dancers • Jayadeva • Kathak • Odia culture • Odisha • Odissi

Narthaki Nataraj becomes first Indian transgender to be honoured with Padma Shri

Narthaki Nataraj, a renowned dancer from Tamil Nadu, has become the first Indian transgender to be honoured with Padma Shri, the third highest civilian award of India. She is a Bharatanatyam exponent and specialises in the Thanjavur-based Nayaki Bhava tradition. Born in the temple town of Madurai, Nataraj learned the art under Tanjore Shri K ..

Topics: Bharatanatyam • Dance • Dance in India • Dancers • Narthaki Nataraj • Thanjavur Quartet

Anindita Neogy Anaam recipient of 2019 National Nritya Shiromani Award

On January 2, US-based Kathak exponent Anindita Neogy Anaam has been honoured with the National Nritya Shiromani award for promoting the dance form across the world. The award was conferred on her in Cuttack at the 10th Cuttack Mahotsav : International Dance and Music festival in Odisha. The fest is organised by Utkal Yuva Sanskrutik ..

Topics: Cuttack • Dance • Dance in India • Dancers • Ratikant Mohapatra