Tag: Akademi Award

Bhubaneswar: Manideepa Mallick, actress and wife of Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi’s secretary Dhirendranath Mallick, on Monday refused to accept the Akademi Award after allegations over the irregularities in the selection of awardees. Talking to newsmen here, a visibly upset Mallick said, “I will not accept the award since questions were raised over the selection of […]

New Delhi: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and eminent classical dancers Sonal Mansingh, Jatin Goswami (Sattriya) and K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai (Bharatanatyam) were conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s prestigious fellowships on Tuesday. The Akademi also announced 44 recipients of its awards for the year 2018. The names were chosen at the Akademi meeting held on June 26 […]