Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti was established in 1993 by Ram Krishan & Sons Charitable Trust to recognize services rendered in

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and

dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

. In 1993, the Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti, had started presenting two National Awards every year in recognition of the services rendered in the field of music and dance. These awards are called "Sanatan Sangeet Samman" and "Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar".

Objective

"Sanatan" in Sanskrit means "eternal" or "timeless". The coming into existence of Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti is the result of the efforts of a group of lovers of music and dance to find a promoting-forum-cum-research-institute for music, dance and other Indian arts. In

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, it is believed that the divine principle which was all pervading, before becoming and evolving into the material worlds viz., the

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, the

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, the Sun & the

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s which are numberless, was in the form of sound – Nadha Brahman – which is symbolized by the mystic word "OM". Music, dance and art have unifying effect. They transcend religion, language and other seemingly dividing factors. These three are also one. While dance is music in action,

art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

is a kind of frozen music. It is necessary to promote and encourage music, dance and other arts for the sake of harmony, unity and world peace. Music, dance and art will enable man to understand himself better and to realize his true nature. The Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti has been established with the above objectives in view and proposes to engage in the following activities: * To shape the talents and to enable others to learn and appreciate the art. * To provide teaching facilities for teaching music – classical and light, antique and modern, carnatic and Hindustani and dance – particularly Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kathak, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam. * Providing facilities for research in music, dance and other Indian arts. * Conducting competitions for young artists in music, dance and to award prizes to encourage them to develop further. * Awards to outstanding artists to honour them. * Holding seminars, conferences, meetings and exhibitions. * Publishing of books, souvenirs, periodicals etc. in connection with and in furtherance of the objectives of the Sanskriti.

Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti Awards

Sanatan Sangeet Samman is to honour a senior artist for his / her personal excellence and outstanding contributions to the

n Classical Music / Dance. The Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar is to honour a talented artist in recognition of his / her talent and potential for excellence.

Awardees

Sanatan Sangeet Samman

Dr L Subramaniam,

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi BR (; ; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the ''khayal ...

, Lalgudi Jayaraman,

Sonal Mansingh Sonal Mansingh (born 30 April 1944) is an Indian classical dancer and Guru Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. She has been nominated by the President of India to become a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. She is the youngest recipient of ...

Kishori Amonkar Kishori Amonkar (10 April 1932 – 3 April 2017) was a leading Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur ''gharana'', or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style. She was a performer of the classical genre '' ...

Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar

Arushi Mudgal,

Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi is a well-known Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. She was chosen for the Sangeetha Kalanidhi award by Madras Music Academy in 2022. Early life Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi was born in Chennai to violin maestro Lalgudi ...

, Kavita Dwibedi,

A R Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

Mandolin Srinivas Uppalapu Srinivas (28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014) was an Indian mandolin player in Carnatic classical music and composer. Because he was a child prodigy, he was sometimes called the Mozart of classical Indian music. He was awarded ...

Sanatan Kalakriti Puraskar

The Sanskriti also instituted the Sanatan Kalakriti Puraskar to a selected artist in recognition of his / her contribution in the field of painting / sculpture. The first recipient of this award was Shri

Manav Gupta Manav Gupta (born 29 December 1967) is an artist from India who has pioneered collaborative art as performances and mega murals. He has co-opted his art practices in paintings, poetry, music and sound to create one-minute films on climate chan ...

in 2006.

Sanatan Nritya Puraskar

Sanatan Nritya Puraskar given to a distinguished young artist in recognition of his / her talents, achievements & potential Navia Natarajan (2010) The Sanskriti has constituted National Awards to be presented annually to artists in different categories. The awards for 2007 were as follows: Sanatan Sangeet Samman to honour a senior artist for his / her personal excellence and outstanding contributions to the

n classical music / dance, awarded to Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. Sanatan Kalakriti Puraskar given to a distinguished artist in the area of Painting and sculpture category in recognition of his / her achievements and potential, to Shri Subrata Kundu. Sanatan Nritya Puraskar given to a distinguished young artist in recognition of his / her talents, achievements & potential, awarded to Kumari Mythili Prakash.

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