Sangeet Natak Akademi announces annual awards and fellowships

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced its annual fellowships and awards for 2024-25, honoring 115 artists across various performing arts disciplines. The awards aim to preserve and promote India's diverse cultural heritage.
Why it matters
These awards represent the highest national recognition for performing artists in India, highlighting the state's role in cultural preservation.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) selected seven eminent personalities in the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna) and awarded 108 artistes from the fields of music, dance and other performing arts for the year 2024-25.
The article is a straightforward announcement of cultural awards.
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