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FLASH NEWS  SYLVIE ARUP GHOSH attained lord's Lotus feet on October 18, 2026 on ashtami in Chennai. Shishya of guru M.K. Saroja in the 1980s with her husband Arup Ghosh of Bengal, she also learnt Karanas from Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam whose neighbour she was. A true rasika, she attended most kutcheris in Chennai. She also loved to look after stray cats and dogs and in last two decades has taken up the cause of varkaris, abhangs, Tukaram and Namdev. A true bhakta, she was German only in skin; her core was universally Indian. She is survived by her daughter Amrita. The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar carries a purse money of Rs. 25,000 besides a Tamrapatra and an Angavastram. The presentation of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2024 & 2025 was held on 19th October 2026 at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA PURASKAR - 2024 Rahul Dev Mondal (Bharatanatyam), Namrata Rai (Kathak), Kottakal Pradeep (Kathakali), Phuritshabam Debajani Devi (Manipuri), Ajay Srinivas Chakravarthy (Kuchipudi), Gaurishankar Dash (Odissi), Meenakshi Medhi (Sattriya), Gopika G Nath (Mohiniattam), Kuna Samal (Chhau- Seraikella), Lalit Khatana (Creative and Experimental), Lukram Tamphamani Singh (Music for Dance - Manipuri), Debiprasad Mishra (Allied Theatre Arts - Lighting) OVERALL CONTRIBUTION / SCHOLARSHIP IN PERFORMING ARTS - 2024 Amit Khinchi (Kathak), Shilpa Nanjappa (Bharatanatyam) USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA PURASKAR - 2025 V T Satchidanandan (Bharatanatyam), Devika Devendra S Mangalamukhi (Kathak), Kalamandalam Neeraj (Kathakali), Tongbram Roneld Meeitei (Manipuri), Vedantam Siddhendra Varaprasad (Kuchipudi), Namrata Mehta (Odissi), Niranjan Saikia Barbayan (Sattriya), Aswathi Sankarlal (Mohiniattam), Subhashree Swain (Chhau - Mayurbhanj), Satwika Penna (Other major traditions of Dance & Dance Theatre - Andhranatyam), Pavani Pasumarthi (Music for dance) OVERALL CONTRIBUTION / SCHOLARSHIP IN PERFORMING ARTS - 2025 Himanshu Darmora (Music), Sayak Mitra and Akash Mallick (Joint - Theatre)  Adiguru Odissi Gurukul, Bhubaneswar, presented the 13TH ADIGURU PADMASHRI PANKAJ CHARAN DAS AWARD 2026 to Odissi dance exponent Guru Minakhi Behera on October 16, 2026 at Utkal Rangamancha Auditorium, Bhubaneswar.  Classical dancer, actor and choreographer, Kathak legend ROSHAN KUMARI (Dec 24, 1937- Oct 5, 2026) is no more. One of the foremost exponents of Kathak, she followed the Jaipur Gharana and founded Nritya Kala Kendra in 1971 in Mumbai. Her mother Zohra Begum of Ambala was a famous playback singer of her times and her father Faqir Mohammed was a well-known maestro of tabla and pakhawaj. Roshan Kumari thus had music in her blood and rhythm in her feet. She learnt the basics of Kathak from K. S. Moray and continued her training at Maharaj Bindadin School of Kathak, Mumbai, under Sunder Prasad ji. Later, she trained under Ghulam Hussain Khan and Hanuman Prasad and also learnt Bharatanatyam from Govindaraj Pillai and Mahalingam Pillai. Roshan Kumari has performed Kathak in Bimal Roy's film Parineeta (1953), in Satyajit Ray's film Jalsagar (1958), and several other films. She also worked as a choreographer in Hindi feature films such as Gopi, Lekin (1990), Chaitali (1975) and Sardari Begum (1996). A recipient of many awards, she has been honored with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1975), Padma Shri from Govt of India (1984), Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar from govt of Maharashtra (1990), and the Man Patra honour from Kathak Kendra, Jaipur (1993).  On the 99th birth anniversary of Balkrishna Doshi, the Vastu Shilpa Foundation announced the BALKRISHNA DOSHI: GURU RATNA AWARD 2026 honouring LEELA SAMSON for her contribution to Bharatanatyam.  Krishna Gana Sabha confers NRITYA CHOODAMANI award on Indira Kadambi for 2026 in December.  Government of Karnataka to confer NATYA RANI SHANTALA AWARD 2026 on Bharatanatyam dancer PRATHIBHA PRAHLAD. This is the highest Karnataka State Govt award instituted for the art of dance.  Madras Music Academy announced its dance awardees for 2026. NRITYA KALANIDHI: G Narendra NRITYA KALA ACHARYA: A Janardhanan DANCE MUSICIAN AWARD: S Rajeswari and TK Padmanabhan Dance awardees will receive the awards at the inauguration of The Music Academy's 20th Annual Dance Festival on January 3, 2027.  The Kerala Government's top national cultural award with a cash prize of Rs.3 lakhs in the name of legendary Guru Gopinath, will be given to the Bharatanatyam couple V.P. DHANANJAYAN and SHANTA DHANANJAYAN and Kerala Natanam artiste AMBIKA MOHAN. This Puraskar is organized by Guru Gopinath Natana Gramam on behalf of the cultural department. The awards will be given shortly by the Chief Minister of the State.  Urmila Sathyanarayanan is the convenor of the Natya Kala Conference in 2026 and 2027. Highlights ; Obituaries |
