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Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 6: President of India Droupadi Murmu along with Minister of Culture and Tourism & Development of Northeastern Region, G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs & Culture, Arjun Ram Meghwal present Sangeet Natak Akademi awards to Carnatic vocal Manda sudharani, at Vigyan Bhawan on March 6, 2024, in New Delhi, India.

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  Sangeet Natak Academy Awards: NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 6: President of India Droupadi Murmu along with Minister of Culture and Tourism & Development of Northeastern Region, G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs & Culture, Arjun Ram Meghwal present Sangeet Natak Akademi awards to Carnatic vocal Manda sudharani, at Vigyan Bhawan on March 6, 2024, in New Delhi, India.  ==================================================================================== Manda Sudharani: Manda Sudharani: Origin Andhra Pradesh, India Genres Carnatic music Occupation classical vocalist Years active 1983 - present Manda Sudharani is an Indian carnatic vocalist. ================================================================================== Early Life: Born in 1964 to Sri A V Ramana Murty and Smt. Kalyani, both of them who were Carnatic music rasikas and enthusiasts. She was brought up in the city where art flourish...

Apoorva Jayaraman is a Bharatanatyam artiste based in Chennai (India) with a multidimensional interest in the Indian classical arts.

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  =========================================================================================== VIDEO:  Apoorva Jayaraman - dance at The Music Academy 2022 ============================================================================================= About Me The Dance Story Having serendipitously been introduced to Bharatanatyam at kindergarten, I started formally training in the dance form at the age of 5. It was not long before the engaging hobby transcended into a deep passion for the art form and began to deeply influence the way I steered my life. Having serendipitously been introduced to Bharatanatyam at kindergarten, I started formally training in the dance form at the age of 5. It was not long before the engaging hobby transcended into a deep passion for the art form and began to deeply influence the way I steered my life. At the age of 16, with 11 years of learning and 8 years of performing already behind me, I decided to shift base to Chennai (India) so that I could gr...

Sunayana Hazarilal - Kathak dancer

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  President Droupadi Murmu presents a fellowship of Sangeet Natak Academy to Sunayana Hazarilal during the presentation of Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowships and Awards for the years 2022 and 2023 at Vigyan Bhavan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 6. ======================================================================================= Monday 03, March 2025, 19:00. Sunayana Hazarilal - Kathak dancer ======================================================================================= Sunayana Hazarilal:  Born:  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation: Kathak dancer Awards: Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Abhinayan Kala Saraswati: Maharashtra Gaurav Award ====================================================================================== Brief Biography: Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal is an Indian classical dancer, known for her expertise in the classical dance form of Kathak and reportedly the only surviving practitioner of the Janakiprasad Gharana of Kathak, also k...

MINOTI KHAUND - Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award, Assam, Violinist, Hindustani instrumental music

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  =============================================================================================== Sunday 02, March 2025, 18:45. Minoti Khaund, Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award, Assam, Violinist, Hindustani instrumental music. ============================================================================================= VIDEO:  Raag Jayjawanti. Violinist Minoti Khaund ==================================================================================== VIDEO:  Invocation of Maa by Minoti Khaund and Sunita Khaund Bhuyan Vivek Vishwanathan 2.06K subscribers Subscribe 22 ======================================================================================== Eminent violinist Minoti Khaund hailing from the state of Assam was conferred with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award for her significant contribution to Hindustani instrumental music particularly in the realm of violin. Representatives of the Sangeet Natak Akademi visited her residence on April 9th to pr...