President Murmu Confers Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship & Awards for 2024 and 2025

13 August 2026National

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2024 and 2025 upon 115 eminent artists at a special investiture ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 13 August 2026. The Akademi Ratna (Fellowship) — the Akademi's highest honour, restricted to 40 living Fellows at any time — went to 7 artists: Ramlal Bareth, A. V. Anand, Rita Ganguly, Puru Dadheech, Chittaranjan Jyotishi, Pasumarthi Rattaiah Sarma and Sudharani Raghupathy. The General Council selected 108 artists for the Akademi Puraskar, and the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar was also announced for 2024 and 2025. A Fellow receives a purse of Rs 3 lakh; each Award carries Rs 1 lakh with a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.

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Sangeet Natak Akademi: India's national academy for music, dance & drama | Established 1953, HQ New Delhi | Apex performing-arts body under the Ministry of Culture | Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is for artists up to 40 years of age

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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for 2024-25 on 115 artists (7 Fellows + 108 awardees) at Vigyan Bhawan on 13 Aug 2026. • The Akademi Ratna is capped at 40 living Fellows; Fellow purse Rs 3 lakh, Award Rs 1 lakh. • Sangeet Natak Akademi (est. 1953, New Delhi) is India's national academy for performing arts under the Ministry of Culture.

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