Pariksha SaathiUstad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 to be conferred on 106 young artists on 19 October
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will confer the Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 on 106 young artists in music, dance and drama on 19 October 2026 at Meghdoot Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Culture announced on 16 October. The award was instituted by the Akademi in 2006 to recognise artists up to the age of 40 and carries Rs 25,000 in prize money besides a tamrapatra and an angavastram. The Akademi's General Council selected the 106 awardees unanimously at its meeting of 22-26 March 2026 in New Delhi. Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal will be the Guest of Honour and Akademi Chairman Dr Sandhya Purecha will preside.
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Learning context
Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s national academy of music, dance and drama and the apex body for the performing arts in the country, was set up in 1953 to preserve and promote India’s intangible heritage expressed in music, dance and drama. The management of the Akademi vests in its General Council.
Reference: Sangeet Natak Akademi official website
Check yourself: which body selected the 106 awardees, and when?
The General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, unanimously, at its meeting of 22-26 March 2026 in New Delhi.
Revision task: from this release, note the award years, the number of awardees, the age limit, the prize and the ceremony date, and keep them apart from the standing facts about the Akademi above.
Test yourself
Artists up to what age are eligible for the Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar?
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Answer: 40 years
The Akademi instituted the award in 2006 to recognise young artists up to the age of 40; it carries Rs 25,000 besides a tamrapatra and an angavastram.
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