President Pranab Mukherjee on 4 October 2016 presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskars) for the Year-2015. The awards were presented at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
C V Chandrasekhar, an eminent personality in the field of performing arts, was conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow (Akademi Ratna). The Fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious and rare honour, which is restricted to 40 numbers at any given time. Presently there are only 40 Fellows of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Forty three artists from field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2015. These forty-three (43) artists include two joint awards. The awardees are
| Field | Winners |
| In field of Music | 2015 Akademi Award in field of Music was conferred on eleven artists and they are
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| In field of Dance | 2015 Akademi Award in field of Dance was conferred on nine artists and they are
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| In field of Theatre | 2015 Akademi Award in field of Theatre was conferred on nine artists and they are
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| In field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry | 2015 Akademi Award in field of Theatre was conferred on ten artists and they are
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| In the field of Overall Contribution/Scholarship to Performing Arts
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The honour of Akademi Fellow has been conferred since 1954 and Akademi Award since 1952. These honours not only symbolize the highest standard of excellence and achievements, but also recognize sustained individual work and contribution. The honour of Akademi Fellow carries purse money of 3 lakh Rupees and Akademi Award carries one lakh Rupees, besides a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
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