Sanchari Foundation presented the
JAYADEVA SAMMAN to musicologist and composer
BANKIM SETHI on May 2, 2025 at Stein auditorium, New Delhi.
SRISHTI NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR DANCE was awarded to
SHUBA DHANANJAY, Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancer, on 5th May 2025 at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore.
On 12th April 2025,
HANUMANT AWARD was given by Morari Bapu to
ADITI MANGALDAS at Chitrakutdham, Talgajarda, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti Mahotsav.
International Schools of East-West Unity conferred
NATYA SARASWATI award on
MADHU NATARAJ on May 17, 2025 at Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY for her remarkable achievements and contributions to Kathak and creative dance.
On May 18, 2025, Chennai based Kuchipudi Art Academy's Vempati's Yugadi conferred the
VENKATACHALAPATHY YUVA PURASKAR 2025, instituted to recognise the talent of a male classical dancer each year, on
PASUMARTHY KUMARA DATTA. The evening also honoured
R VENKATESH,
tailor at the Kuchipudi Art Academy for nearly 30 years. Pasumarthy
Kumara Datta is a Kuchipudi dancer from the traditional 'Pasumarthy'
family, renowned for its contributions to dance. He works as Assistant
Professor in Reva University in School of Performing Arts and Indic
Studies.
Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval's 101st birth anniversary
celebration, In Memory of a Birthday, was commemorated by Kalasagar with
Kalasagar Award ceremony on May 28, 2025 at Kunju Nair Trust Hall,
Karalmanna, Kerala.
The recipient of the award for Best Art Critic is the renowned critic and orator
V. KALADHARAN.
The
KALASAGAR AWARDS given annually in memory of Kalamandalam
Krishnankutty Poduval to outstanding artistes in various fields of
Kathakali, were presented for 2025 to:
OYOOR RAMACHANDRAN (Kathakali Costume)
KALAMANDALAM SURENDRAN (Kathakali Music)
KEERIKKAD PURUSHOTHAMAN PANICKER (Kathakali Chenda)
KALANILAYAM RAMANUNNI MOOSSAD (Kathakali Maddalam)
KOTTAKKAL SATHEESH S.V. (Kathakali Make-up/Chutti)
Radio Zindagi and Women Empowered presents
VINITA SUD BELANI, founder
and director of EnActe Arts with the
FEMFEST 2025 SHAKTI AWARD in
recognition of her trailblazing work bringing South Asian stories to
global stages, on May 31, 2025 at ICC, Milpitas, California.
Nominations for
NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS 2024, UK:
Aditi Mangaldas (Outstanding Female Classical Performance for Mehek)
Aditi Mangaldas & Aakash Odedra (Best Classical Choreography for Mehek)
Krishna Gana Sabha confers the
NRITHYA CHOODAMANI award on acharya
G
NARENDRA at the inauguration of the 69th Margazhi Mela on December 12,
2025 at Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai. Founder-Director of Avigna Dance
Ensemble in Chennai, he trained at the Kalakshetra Foundation where he
completed his Post Diploma in Bharatanatyam. He also worked as a faculty
at Bharatakalanjali established by the Dhananjayans.
SANGEETHA
CHOODAMANI award goes to mridanga vidwan
K.V. PRASAD.
