Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for Folk art- 2015

Q.  Which of the following are among the recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskars) for the Year-2015 for folk art, etc. category?

1) Chhaya and Maya Khutegaonkar
2) S R D Prasad
3) Pradeep Mulye
- Published on 07 Oct 16

a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2
 
In the field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry, ten artistes have been selected for Akademi Awards 2015.
  • Khuman Lal Sao (Folk Music of Chhattisgarh),
  • Ramchandra Singh (Folk Theatre of Bihar),
  • Khem Raj (Folk Music of Jammu and Kashmir),
  • S R D Prasad (Martial Art of Kerala),
  • Chhaya and Maya Khutegaonkar (joint award for Folk Dance of Maharashtra-Lavani),
  • Gangmei Aluna Kabuini (Traditional Dance and Music of Manipur),
  • Paramjit Singh Sidhu (Folk Music of Punjab),
  • Sayeed Sabri Jaipuri (Qawwali, Rajasthan),
  • K K Ramachandra Pulavar and T N Sankaranathan for Puppetry.

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