[DEC] Sangeet Natak Akademi

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is India’s national academy for music, dance and drama.

It was created by a resolution of the (then) Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 1952 with Dr P.V. Rajamannar as its first Chairman.

It is presently an Autonomous Body of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and is fully funded by the Government for implementation of its schemes and programmes.

Question 2

Function?

Answer 2

The Akademi establishes and looks after institutions and projects of national importance in the field of the performing arts.
Few important ones are:

National School of Drama, New Delhi was set up in 1959,

Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy in Imphal- 1954,

Kathak Kendra (National Institute of Kathak Dance) in New Delhi- 1964.

National Projects of Support to Kutiyattam (Sanskrit theatre of Kerala), Chhau dances of eastern India, Sattriya traditions of Assam, etc.

Question 3

Terms Ojapali & Devdasi are associated with which dance form?

Answer 3

-Sattriya

Question 4

Feature of Manipuri dance form?

Answer 4

-Has limited use of mudras