Sangeet Natak Akademi

CBI books dancer and Padma Shri awardee Leela Samson, three others for 'unfruitful expenditure' on Chennai auditorium

The Chief Vigilance Officer of the Culture Ministry has alleged that the officials of the Kalakshetra Foundation, of which Leela Samson was the director, awarded the contract for the renovation work of a Chennai auditorium to consultant architect CARD in violation of General Finance Rules.

Dhrupad maestro and Padma Shri awardee Ramakant Gundecha passes away at 56

The Gundecha brothers, founders of Bhopal's Gurukul Drupad Sansthan, were known for reviving and performing the dhrupad, one of the oldest forms of Hindustani music.

How the guru-shishya parampara of Indian classical dance is navigated within a household

Explaining the absolute surrender demanded of the guru-shishya parampara, Vyjayanthi Kashi says that as a six-year-old student learning under a 40-year-old guru, she was strongly discouraged from complaining about him, everything he said about dance was the ultimate

Kannada theatre personality S Raghunandana declines Sangeet Natak Akademi Award as protest against political atmosphere

S Raghunandana was among the list of nine eminent artists who were selected for the theatre section of this year's Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees.

Kathak dancer Rujuta Soman on artistic legacies, her guru Rohini Bhate, and the doha dedicated to her

The Kathak dancer, who has been running the Rujuta Soman Cultural Academy for the last 18 years, says matter-of-factly that opting to pursue a career as a classical artiste was never on her radar, yet, it is hard to pinpoint a time when Kathak was not a part of her life.

Sonal Mansingh on Rajya Sabha nomination: 'It's a validation of Indian art, culture and tradition'

Sonal Mansingh is as modest about her recent Rajya Sabha nomination as she is about the numerous other honours she’s received through a nearly six-decade career.

Haimanti Sukla, Lalith J Rao, Sujata Mohapatra among 42 artistes named for Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017

Days after an unofficial list containing names of artistes being considered for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards was 'leaked', several leading performers have been announced as having won the prestigious honour.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s 115th birthday marked with Google Doodle’s ode to firebrand thinker, leader

On 3 April 2018, what would have been her 115th birthday, a special Google Doodle commemorates the firebrand who was Kamaladevi.

Renowned sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan passed away at 88

Renowned sitar player Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan — the last survivor of the "Sitar Trinity" of India along with the late Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan — died in Mumbai on Wednesday after a brief illness, a family member said. He was 88.

Gogoi seeks Bharat Ratna for Bhupen Hazarika

The demand to honour Hazarika with the Bharat Ratna was raised by the state legislative Assembly and his fans across the state and outside, after his death in November 2011.