President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 61st annual awards of the National Lalit Kala Akademi to 15 artists at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The awardees were honoured with a shawl, plaque and cash prize worth Rs 1 lakh. The National Lalit Kala Akademi awards are conferred to recognize individuals for their outstanding work in the field of art. The awardees are selected by an esteemed panel of judges, nominated by the Akademi. The final 15 awardees were selected from among 283 artworks.
| S. No. | Award Winner | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anoop Kumar Manzukhi Gopi | Thrissoor, Kerala |
| 2 | David Malakar | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 3 | Devendra Kumar Khare | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| 4 | Dinesh Pandya | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 5 | Faruque Ahmed Halder | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 6 | Hari Ram Kumbhawat | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| 7 | Keshari Nandan Prasad | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| 8 | Mohan Kumar T | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| 9 | Ratan Krishna Saha | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 10 | Sagar Vasant Kamble | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 11 | Satwinder Kaur | New Delhi |
| 12 | Sunil Thiruvayur | Ernakulam, Kerala |
| 13 | Tejaswi Narayan Sonawane | Solapur, Maharashtra |
| 14 | Yashpal Singh | Delhi |
| 15 | Yashwant Singh | Delhi |
History of Lalit Kala Akademi
The Lalit Kala Akademi- the National Academy of Arts was set up by the central government as an autonomous body on August 5, 1954. The Akademi received statutory authority in 1957 under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The Akademi aims to involve all genres of creativity in its activities and has a vision that takes care of both traditional Indian art as well as contemporary art by helping artists imbibe many contemporary happenings in the international art scene.
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