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Press Release |  29 Sep 2010 17:03 |  By RnMTeam

Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships, awards given

MUMBAI: Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo, danseuse Yamini Krishnamurti and classical music exponent Kishori Amonkar were among a host of artistes honoured with the Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships and awards for the year 2009 by President Pratibha Patil today.

Six eminent personalities were conferred Akademi Fellowships for 2009 and 33 artistes received the Akademi Awards.

Giving away the awards, Patil said, "cultural diplomacy is a potent instrument in our foreign policy. Cultural exchanges, I believe, are important to promote understanding between peoples and must be encouraged".

"In today's globalised and integrated world, there are cross-cultural currents and, at the same time, advances in technology are providing newer variants of art and music," she added.

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