2018’S SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARDS.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is country’s Akademi for music, dance, and drama.
Established under Ministry Of Education, 31 May 1952. Presently an Autonomous Body of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
First Chairman- Dr. P.V. Rajamannar.
The Akademi also confers Fellowships and Scholarship. The Fellowship and Awards caries prize of Rs. 3,00,000 and Rs. 1,00,000. Angavastram and Tamrapatra.
This year 4 are selected for the Fellowship Award.
40 are selected for Akademic Puruskar.
Awards are given Akademic Ratan (Fellowship), Akademic Puruskar and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Puruskar.

NAME.	FIELD.
MANI PRASAD.	HINDUSTANI VOCAL.
MADHUP MUDGAL.	HINDUSTANI VOCAL.
TARUN BHATTACHARYA.	SANTOOR.
TAJENDRA NARAYAN MAJUMDAR.	SAROD.
ALAMELU MANI.	CARNATIC VOCAL.
MALLADI SURIBABU.	CARNATIC VOCAL.
S.KASIM AND S.BABU.	NAGASWARM.
GANESH AND KUMARESH.	VIOLIN.
SURESH WADKAR.	SUGAM SANGEET.
SHANTI HIRANAND.	SUGAM SANGEET.
H.ASHANGBI DEVI.	NATA SANKIRTANA.
RADHA SRIDHAR.	BHARATANATYAM.
ISHIRA AND MAULIK SHAH.	KATHAK.
AKHAM LAKSHMI DEVI.	MANIPURI.
SURUPA SEN.	ODISSI.
TANKESHWAR HAZARIKA BORBAYAN.	SATTRIYA.
GOPIKA VERMA.	MOHINIATTAM.
DEEPAK MAJUMDAR.	CONTEMPORARY DANCE.
PASUMURTHY RAMALINGA SASTRY.	KUCHIPUDI.
TAPAN KUMAR PATTANAYAK.	CHHAU.
RAJIV NAIK.	PLAYWRIGHT.
LALTLUANGLIANA KIANGTE.	PLAYWRIGHT.
SANJAY UPADHYAY	DIRECTOR.
S.RAGHUNANDANA.	DIRECTOR.
SUHAS JOSHI.	ACTING.
TEEKAM JOSHI.	ACTING.
SWAPAN NANDY.	MIME.
BHAGAWAT A S NANJAPPA.	YAKSHAGANA.
A.M. PARAMESWARAN KUTTAN CHAKKIYAR.	KUTIYATTAM.
MALINI AWASTHI.	FOLK MUSIC.
GAZI KHAN BARNA.	FOLK MUSIC.
NARENDRA SINGH NEGI.	FOLK SONGS.
NIRANJAN RAJYAGURU.	FOLK MUSIC.
MOHD. SADIQ BHAGAT.	FOLK THEATRE.
KOTA SACHIDANAND SHASTRY.	HARIKATHA.
ARJUN SINGH DHRUVE.	FOLK DANCE.
SOMNATH BATTU.	FOLK MUSIC.
ANUPAMA HOSKERE.	PUPPETRY.
HEM CHANDRA GOSWAMI.	MASK MAKING.
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI.	SCHOLAR.
PURU DADHICH.	OVER ALL CONTRIBUTION.