GUWAHATI, Nov 26 - Sangeet Natak Akademi � the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama and the apex body of performing arts in the country � has selected 33 artistes of the country (including one joint award) who have made a mark as young talents in their respective fields of performing arts for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2016.
The Yuva Puraskar will be presented at a special ceremony to be presided over by Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi Shekhar Sen at a ceremony to be held at Srimanta Sankaradeva International Auditorium, Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari here on November 27.
�The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, conferred to artistes below the age of 40 years, was introduced in the year 2006 with the objective of identifying and encouraging outstanding young talents in diverse cultural fields of performing arts, giving them national recognition early in their life, so that they may work with greater commitment and dedication in their chosen fields,� Sen said at a press conference today.
In the field of music, eight recipients of Yuva Puraskar include Yashaswi Sirpotdar and Koushik Aithal in Hindustani Vocal Music; Yashwant Vaishnav in Hindustani Instrumental Music � Tabla; Abir Hossain in Hindustani Instrumental Music � Sarod; Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan (Trichur Brothers) (Joint award) in Carnatic Vocal Music; K Sai Giridhar in Carnatic Instrumental Music � Mridangam; Ashwin Anand in Carnatic Instrumental Music � Veena and B Shree Sunderkumar in Carnatic Instrumental Music � Kanjira.
In the field of dance, eight recipients of Yuva Puraskar are Jyotsna Jagannathan in Bharatnatyam; Sanjukta Sinha in Kathak; Sanjenbam Karuna Devi in Manipuri; Pasumarthi Mruthyumjaya in Kuchipudi; Shaswati Garai Ghosh in Odissi; Usharani Baishya in Sattriya; Kalamandalam Rachitha Ravi in Mohiniattam and Kalamandalam Krishnendu in Other Major Traditions of Dance & Dance Theatre (Kutiyattam).
In the field of theatre, eight recipients are Manish Joshi in Playwriting; Kedar Thakur and Mohit Takalkar in Direction; Neeraj Gupta and Vikrant Sharma in Acting; Soma Das in Mime; Gagan Mishra in Allied Theatre Arts � Lighting, and Jayachandra Varma Rekandar in Other Major Traditions of Surabhi Theatre.
In the field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre & Puppetry, eight recipients are Sonia Shirsat in Traditional Music, Goa; Chainis Gill in Folk Music, Punjab; Gurumayum Biseshwor Sharma in Thang-ta (Manipur); Ch Ravi Kumar in Traditional Theatre � Oggukatha, Telangana; P Thilagavathi in Traditional Theatre, Kattaikooththu, Tamil Nadu; Dushyant Kumar Dwivedi in Pandavani, Chhattisgarh; S Gopi and Rajeev Pulavar in Puppetry.
There will also be presentation of plays by the recipients of the Yuva Puraskar at Sankaradeva Kalakshetra and Rang Bhawan, Maligaon, during November 28 to 30.
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar carries a purse money of Rs 25,000, an Angavastram and a plaque.