President Droupadi Murmu presents Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards

New Delhi, February 23

President Droupadi Murmu has said that Indian arts can spread peace and harmony in today’s time which is full of tension and conflict. She added that Indian cultural values have become more useful in the modern era. President Murmu stated this while presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 at a function in New Delhi today.

She said, Indian arts are also the best example of India’s soft power. The President also said, India’s unique performing arts have kept  the country’s incredible culture alive for centuries. She added that the arts and artists are the carriers of India’s rich cultural heritage and unity in diversity is the biggest feature of the country’s cultural traditions. The President said people should take pride in the fact that the oldest and best definitions and traditions of art have developed in the country.

She said that just as nature’s gifts like air and water do not recognize human limitations, the art forms are also above language and geographical boundaries.

On the occasion, eight eminent personalities were given Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships in the field of performing arts. A total of 128 artists from the field of music, dance, theatre, traditional, folk and puppetry were awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards. These Akademi Awards include three joint awards.