Sangeet Natak Puruskar
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 03 2024:
As many five artistes from Manipur have been named for the Sangeet Natak Puruskar 2022-23, according to a press release issued by the Kanglei Mime Theatre Repertory.
The awards would be distributed by President Droupadi Murmu at a grand ceremony which would be held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on March 6, 2024 .
Kanglei Mime Theatre Repertory Director and secretary Dr Yumnam Sadananda (Boby) is one of the five artistes from Manipur named for the award.
Dr Yumnam Sadananda is the only one in the whole country named for Sangeet Natak Puruskar in the field of mime art form, said the press release.
It said that Dr Yumnam Sadananda is the first man from Manipur to have been named for Sangeet Natak Puruskar in the field of mime.
So far, five individuals have been awarded Sangeet Natak Puruskar in the field of mime in the whole country.
Dr Yumnam Sadananda is the sixth man to have been named for the award, it said while expressing jubilation on Dr Sadananda's achievement.