Gulabbai Sangamnerkar & Madhuvanti Dandekar to Get Lifetime Achievement Award
- The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced the Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award to folk artist Gulabbai Sangamnerkar.
- The Annasaheb Kirloskar award will be conferred upon veteran theatre actress-singer Madhuvanti Dandekar.
- The awards were announced by culture minister Amit Deshmukh.
- “The Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award is given to a senior tamasha (folk art) artiste. The award for 2018-19is being conferred upon Gulabbai Sangamnerkar,” Deshmukh said.
- The award carries the cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a memento.
- The Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Kirloskar musical theatre lifetime achievement awardalso carries the cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a memento and a citation.
- Dandekar”s career in theatre spans more than five decades. She has performed in 25 Marathi stage musicals.
Gulabbai Sangamnerkar-
Gulabbai Sangamnerkar started to work in the field of Tamasha from the age of 9.She has appeared in some Hindi films & has also performed some songs in the Lata Mangashekar’s album, ‘Ajolchi Gaani’.
Madhuvanti Dandekar-
Madhuvanti Dandekar’s theatre career spans more than 5 decades. She has performed in 25 Marathi stage musicals.She made her career in the classical musicals ‘Mandarmala’, ‘Suvarnatula’, ‘Madanachi Manjiri’ and ‘Dhruvatara’.She has played major roles in the popular musicals like ‘Ekcha Pyala’ & ‘Krishnarjunayuddha’ among others.
About Maharashtra-
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. As the home of the Marathi people, Maharashtra is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India.
- Capital– Mumbai
- Chief Minister– Uddhav Thackeray
- Governor– Bhagat Singh Koshyari
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