1) 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
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: 1, 2
Explanation:
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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2) Which of the following are among the recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskars) for the Year-2015 for theatre?
1) Himani Shivpuri
2) Rajkumar Bharathi
3) Rani Balbir Kaur
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: 1, 3
Explanation:
The honour of Akademi Award is being honoured since 1952. These honours not only symbolize the highest standard of excellence and achievements, but also recognize sustained individual work and contribution. The honour of Akademi Award carries purse money of Rs 1, 00,000/- besides a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
In the field of Theatre, nine eminent artists have been selected for Akademi Awards 2015 - Nand Kishore Acharya and Shafaat Khan for Playwriting,
- Parvez Akhtar and Mushtaq Kak for Direction,
- Manoj N Joshi and Himani Shivpuri for Acting,
- Pradeep Mulye for Allied Theatre Arts–Scenic Design,
- Sarojini Nangiar for Other Major Traditions of Theatre–Kutiyattam and
- Rani Balbir Kaur for Overall Contribution in Theatre.
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3) Which of the following are among the recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskars) for the Year-2015 for dance?
1) Brij Narayan
2) Sharodi Saikia
3) Mandakini Trivedi
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: 2, 3
Explanation:
Akademi Award was instituted in 1952.
In the field of Dance, nine eminent artists have been selected for the Akademi Awards 2015 - Ranganayaki Jayaraman for Bharatanatyam,
- K Kunhiraman Nair for Kathakali,
- G Padmaja Reddy for Kuchipudi,
- Aloka Kanungo for Odissi,
- Sharodi Saikia for Sattriya Dance,
- Mandakini Trivedi for Mohiniattam,
- Sadashiva Pradhan for Chhau Dance,
- W Lokendrajit Singh for Contemporary/Experimental Dance and
- Rajkumar Bharathi for Music for Dance.
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4) Which of the following are among the recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskars) for the Year-2015 for music?
1) Brij Narayan
2) Mashkoor Ali Khan
3) Hridyanath Mangeshkar
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
- The General Council of the Akademi also selected forty-three (43) artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2015. These forty-three (43) artists include two joint awards.
In the field of Music, eleven eminent artists were selected
- Krishna Bisht and Mashkoor Ali Khan for Hindustani Vocal Music,
- Kartik Kumar for Hindustani Instrumental Music–Sitar,
- Brij Narayan for Hindustani Instrumental Music–Sarod,
- R N Thyagarajan and R N Tharanathan (joint award) for Carnatic Vocal Music,
- Suguna Varadhachari for Carnatic Vocal Music,
- Lalgudi G J R Krishnan for Carnatic Instrumental Music–Violin,
- Mambalam M K S Siva for Carnatic Instrumental Music-Nagaswaram,
- Bhupinder Singh, Hridyanath Mangeshkar and Prafulla Kar for Other Major Traditions of Music–Sugam Sangeet
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