Sangeet Natak Akademi Honours 115 Artists

# Sangeet Natak Akademi Honours 115 Artists ### 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**