The President, Ram Nath Kovind conferred the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the year 2017 on February 6, 2019 at Rashtrapati Bhawan during a special investiture ceremony.
The General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi selected 42 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017at its meeting in Imphal, Manipur that was held on June 8, 2018.These 42 artists include one joint award.
List of awardees
| Music | ||
| S. No. | Winner | Category |
| 1. | Lalith J Rao | Hindustani Vocal |
| 2. | Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha (Gundecha Brothers) (Joint Award) | Hindustani Vocal |
| 3. | Yogesh Samsi | Hindustani Instrumental - Tabla |
| 4. | Rajendra Prasanna | Hindustani Instrumental - Shehnnai Flute |
| 5. | M.S.Sheela | Carnatic Vocal |
| 6. | Suma Sudhindra | Carnatic Instrumental – Veena |
| 7. | Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan | Carnatic Insrumental – Mridangam |
| 8. | Shashank Subramanyam | Carnatic Instrumental – Flute |
| 9. | Madhurani | Other Major Traditions of Music -Sugam Sangeet |
| 10. | Haimanti Sukla | Other Major Traditions of Music -Sugam Sangeet |
| 11. | Gurnam Singh | Other Major Traditions of Music - Gurbani |
| Dance | ||
| S. No. | Winner | Category |
| 1. | Rama Vaidyanathan | Bharatanatyam |
| 2. | Shobha Koser | Kathak |
| 3. | Madambi Subramanian | Kathakali |
| 4. | L.N.Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi | Manipuri |
| 5. | Deepika Reddy | Kuchipudi |
| 6. | Sujata Mohapatra | Odissi |
| 7. | Ramkrishna Talukdar | Sattriya |
| 8. | Janmajay Saibabu | Chhau |
| 9. | Aashit Desai | Music for Dance |
| Theatre | ||
| S. No. | Winner | Category |
| 1. | Abhiram Bhadakamkar | Playwriting |
| 2. | Sunil Shanbagh | Direction |
| 3. | Bapi Bose | Direction |
| 4. | Hema Singh | Acting |
| 5. | Deepak Tiwari | Acting |
| 6. | Anil Tickoo | Acting |
| 7. | Nuruddin Ahmed | Allied Theatre Arts - (Stage Craft) |
| 8. | Avtar Sahani | Allied Theatre Arts - (Lighting) |
| 9. | Shougrakpam Hemanta Singh | Other Major Traditions of Theatre - Shumang Leela, Manipur |
| Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry | ||
| S. No. | Winner | Category |
| 1. | Anwar Khan Manganiyar | Folk Music, Rajasthan |
| 2. | Prakash Khandge | Folk Arts, Maharashtra |
| 3. | Jagannath Bayan | Traditional Music – Khol, Assam |
| 4. | Ramchandra Majhi | Folk Music, Bihar |
| 5. | Rakesh Tiwari | Folk Theatre, Chhattisgarh |
| 6. | Parvathy Baul | Folk Music (Baul), West Bengal |
| 7. | Saravjit Kaur | Folk Music, Punjab |
| 8. | K.C. Runremsangi | Folk Music, Mizoram |
| 9. | Mukund Nayak | Folk Music, Jharkhand |
| 10. | Sudip Gupta | Puppetry, West Bengal |
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship in the Performing Arts | |
| Vijay Verma | Sandhya Purecha |
About Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
• The Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards are conferred every year by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, is an autonomous body of the Union Ministry of Culture.
• Established in 1952, the Akademi Award not only symbolise the highest standard of excellence and achievements, but also recognise sustained individual work and contribution.
• The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000, a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
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