Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Sangeet Natak Akademi also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
: संगीत नाटक अकादेमी or, The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in English
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) is the national level academy for performing arts
Performing arts
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set up by the Government of India
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.
History
It was set up by the Indian education ministry in 31 May 1952 and became functional the following year, with the appointment of its first Chairman, Dr. P. V. RajamannarP. V. Rajamannar
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. Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India
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, inaugurated it on 28 January 1953 in a special function held in the Parliament House
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. Academi's Fellowship
Scholarship
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and Award
Award
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are considered very prestigious.
Functions
The academy functions as the apex body of the performing arts in the country in an effort to preserve and promote the vast cultural heritage of India expressed in the forms of music, dance and drama. It also works with, both, the governments and various art academies in different states and territories of the country.- Institutions, SNA established several institutions over the years:
- Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, ImphalImphalImphal is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur.In the heart of the town and surrounded by a moat, are ruins of the old Palace of Kangla. Kangla Fort used to be the home of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force and on November 2004 it was handed over to state of Manipur by Prime minister Dr....
. - Sattriya Centre
- Kathak Kendra (National Institute of Kathak DanceNational Institute of Kathak DanceNational Institute of Kathak Dance, also known as Kathak Kendra, is the premier dance institution for the Indian classical dance form of Kathak, and a unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, situated in New Delhi...
), New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
in 1964 - Ravindra Rangshala
- Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal
- Centers
- Centre for Kutiyattam, ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
, a national projects in the support of Kuttiyattam (the age-old SanskritSanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
theatre of KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
) - Chhau Centre, Baripada/Jamshedpur
- North East Centre
- Centre for Kutiyattam, Thiruvananthapuram
- Subsidizing the work of institutions engaged in teaching, performing or promoting music, dance, or theatre
- Gives grants to aid research, documentation and publishing in the performing arts
- Organizes and subsidizes seminars and conferences of subject specialists
- Documents and records the performing arts for its audio-visual archive.
- Renders advice and assistance to the Government of India in the task of formulating and implementing policies and programmes in the field.
- The academy also carries a part of the responsibilities of the state for fostering cultural contacts between various regions within the country, as well as between India and the world.
- The Sangeet Natak Akademi also organises its Annual Festival of Music, Dance and Theatre, held at various locations in NCT Delhi.
The facilities
The academy is also an important source of information and offers the following facilitiesThe audio-visual archive
The academy's audio-visual archive has several audio/video tapes, photographs and films. It is the largest archive of its kind in the country and is extensively drawn upon by the India for research on the performing arts.dance cd for kathak artistof India.The library
The academy maintains a reference library consisting of about 22,000 books.Books on several subjects including Dance
Dance
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, Drama
Drama
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, Music
Music
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, Theatre
Theatre
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, Sociology
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, Folklore
Folklore
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, Tribal Studies, Indian History and Culture
Culture
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, Indian Art
Indian art
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, Religion
Religion
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and Epics
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, Mythology
Mythology
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, Anthropology
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and Reference
Reference
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works such as Encyclopedia
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s, Dictionaries, Yearbook
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s, Bibliographies, Indexes
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and Newspaper
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clippings about Academy Awards and eminent artistes in the field of performing arts, can be found here.
The library also maintains data files on awardees and fellows of the academy since its inception (1953) and along with those on other eminent personalities of the field.
Gallery of musical instruments
The academy also has a museum-cum-gallery of musical instruments in Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. There are more than 200 musical instruments on display here.Documentation unit
It also has a documentation unit that collects and records works of masters in the field of music, dance and theatre on audio and video to help researchers. The academy also produces several in-house publications.Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
The Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
is the highest national recognition given to practicing artistes. It carries a purse money of Rs. 50,000/-, a shawl
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, and a tamrapatra (a brass
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plaque
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, 'Ratna Sadsya'
Each year the Academy also awards Sangeet Natak Akademi FellowshipSangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, also, Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Sadasya is an honour for the performing arts in India...
s, 'Ratna Sadsya', to distinguished individuals for their contribution to the field of arts, music, dance and theatre.
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar
Instituted in 2006, in memory of Ustad Bismillah Khan, this youth award is given to young artists for their talent in the fields of music, dance and drama .Indian Classical Dances
The Sangeet Natak Akademi currently confers classical status on eleven other Indian dance forms:- BharatanatyamBharatanatyamBharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
- Tamil Classical Dance - OdissiOdissiOdissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...
- Orrisa Classical dance - Gaudiya NrityaGaudiya NrityaGaudiya Nritya is a Bengali school of Indian classical dance. Originating in Gaur, West Bengal, the ancient capital of the region, it is an all-pervasive form which eventually gave rise to present-day Odissi, Manipuri and Kuchipudi and contributed to the development of many classical dance forms.-...
- Bengal Classical dance - KuchipudiKuchipudiKuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
- Telugu Classical dance - MohiniaattamMohiniaattamMohiniyattam, also spelled Mohiniattam , is a traditional South Indian dance from Kerala, developed by the Tamil nattuvanar Vadivelu,one of the Thanjavur Quartet. It is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms. It is considered a very graceful dance meant to be performed as a solo recital by...
- Kerala Classical Dance - SattriyaSattriya danceSattriya, or Sattriya Nritya, is one among eight principal classical Indian dance traditions. Whereas some of the other traditions have been revived in the recent past, Sattriya has remained a living tradition since its creation by the Assamese Vaishnav saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in 15th century...
- Asamese Classical Dance - KathakaliKathakaliKathakali is a highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion...
- Malayalam Classical Dance - KathakKathakKathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...
- North Indian Classical Dance - ManipuriManipuri danceManipuri dance is one of the major Indian classical dance forms. It originates from Manipur, a state in north-eastern India on the border with Myanmar . In Manipur, surrounded by mountains and geographically isolated at the meeting point of the orient and mainland India, the form developed its own...
- Manipur Classical Dance - KoodiyattamKoodiyattamKoodiyattam or Kutiyattam is a form of Sanskrit theatre traditionally performed in the state of Kerala, India. Performed in the Sanskrit language in Hindu temples, it is believed to be 2,000 years old...
- Kerala Classical Dance - YakshaganaYakshaganaYakshagana is a musical theater popular in the coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. Yakshagana is the recent scholastic name for what are known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, bayalāṭa, daśāvatāra . It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during Bhakti movement...
- Karnataka Classical Dance
See also
- Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
- Sangeet Natak Akademi International Music Festival
- Lalit Kala AkademiLalit Kala AkademiThe Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India's National Academy of Arts. It was an autonomous organization, established at New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, both within and outside the country...
- equivalent national academy for visual arts - Sahitya AkademiSahitya AkademiThe Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
- equivalent national academy for literature - Sangeet Nataka Akademi organised the First Film Seminar in 1955 in Delhi - inaugurated by Pandit Nehru
External links
- The official website of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
- An agenda for the arts, Frontline magazine (The Hindu), February 15 - 28, 2003 - article on 50th anniversary
- Data Bank on Traditional/Folk performances
- Current events page on the website (slightly outdated)
- The Academy's Official List of Award winners.
- D. G. Godse The Academy's Awardee 1988
- carnatic india a portal on Indian classical fine arts.
- Akdemi Music.