Why in News?
The President of India conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards for 2024-25 on 115 artists for contributions to music, dance, theatre and related performing arts.
What are these honours?
- The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship is the Akademi's highest honour, while its awards recognise distinguished achievement in the performing arts.
- The honours cover fields such as music, dance, drama and traditional performing practices.
- Among the prominent names in the source are Rita Ganguly for Fellowship and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia among the awardees.
Exam Connect
- Sangeet Natak Akademi → national academy for music, dance and drama
- Sangeet Natak Akademi → Ministry of Culture