Sangeet Natak Fellowship for Pt Jasraj, Shreeram Lagoo

New Delhi: Renowned vocalist Pandit Jasraj, veteran film actor Shreeram Lagoo and danseuse Yamini Krishnamurti are among six eminent personalities to be awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna).

The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, has honoured these personalities for their contribution in the field of performing arts. The other three artistes are Carnatic musician Lalgudi Jayaraman, theatre personality Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi and vocalist Kishori Amonkar, the academy said. At present, there are only 32 Fellows of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The General Council of the Akademi also selected 33 personalities from the fields of music, dance, and theatre for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2009. The honour of Akademi Fellow carries a cash award of Rs three lakh while Akademi Award carries Rs one lakh, besides `Tamrapatra` and `Angavastram`. PTI