Musicologist SR Janakiraman, filmmaker MS Sathyu, Indian classical singer Vijay Kichlu and musician Tulsidas Borkar have been chosen for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships for the year 2014. The awards for 2014 were decided by the General Council of ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi’, also known as the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. The General Council also selected 36 artistes from the fields of music, dance, theatre and puppetry for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2014.
In the field of music
- Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan and Nath Narelkar for Hindustani vocal
- Pandit Nayan Ghosh (tabla) and Ronu Majumdar (flute) for Hindustani instrumental music
- Neyveli Santhanagopalan for Carnatic vocal
- TA Kaliyamurthy (Thavil)
- Sukanya Ramgopal (Ghatam) and Dwaram Durga Prasad Rao (violin) for Carnatic instrumental music.
In the field of dance
- Adayar Janardanan (Bharatanatyam)
- Uma Dogra (Kathak)
- Amusana Devi (Manipuri)
- Vedantam Radhesyam (Kuchipudi)
- Sudhakar Sahoo (Odissi)
- Anita Sharma (Sattriya)
- Jagru Mahto (Chhau)
- Navtej Singh Johar (contemporary dance)
- Varanasi Vishnu Namboothiri (music for Kathakali).
In the field of theatre
- Asgar Wajahat
- Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha
- Chidambar Rao Jambe
- Debshankar Haldar
- Ramdas Kamath
- Amod Bhatt
- Manjunath Bhagwat Hostota
- Amardas Manikpuri.
For their contribution to traditional/folk/tribal music/ dance/theatre and puppetry
- Puran Shah Koti
- KKesavasamy
- Kalamandalam Ram Mohan
- Reba Kanta Mohanta
- Abdul Rashid Hafiz
- K Shanathoiba Sharma
- Ramdayal Sharma
- Thanga Darlong.
For Overall Contribution/Scholarship to Performing Arts
- Director, playwright and writer Akshara K V
- Musician Indudhar Nirody
Tidbits
- The honour of Akademi Fellow has been conferred since 1954 and Akademi Award since 1952.
- The Award recognise sustained individual work and contribution to the practice and appreciation of the arts through performance, teaching and scholarship.
- The honour of Akademi Fellow carries a purse money of Rs 3,00,000, and Akademi Awards carry Rs 1,00,000.
