Question
Download Solution PDFHow much purse money was given to a Sangeet Natak Akademi fellow in 2019?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 3 lakh.
Key Points
- The Akademi Fellowship carries purse money of Rs. 3.00 lakhs, a Tamrapatra and an Angavastram.
- The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship is the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi without distinction of nationality, race, caste, religion, creed, or sex.
- The first Fellow of the Akademi was elected in 1954.
- With the formation of the Akademi, the Awards came to be known as Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards. The Presidential Awards for 1952 and 1953 were subsequently incorporated into the list of Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards.
Additional Information
- Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, inaugrated it on 28 January 1953.
- It was created by a resolution of the (then) Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 1952 with Dr P.V. Rajamannar as its first Chairman.
- The Fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious and rare honour, which is restricted to 40 numbers at any given time.
- It is presently an Autonomous Body of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and is fully funded by the Government for the implementation of its schemes and programmes.
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