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Guidelines
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar
Preamble
Sangeet Natak Akademi has decided to institute “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva
Puraskar “ from the year 2006 to be awarded to artists who have
shown/demonstrated conspicuous talent in the fields of music, dance
and drama. Young outstanding practitioners upto the age of 35 years
will be eligible to be considered for Yuva Puraskar every year.
Age as on the date of nomination received will be reckoned
from 1st April of that year.
1. Number and Fields/ Categories of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva
Puraskar
Yuva
Puraskar will be given
annually and the total number of Yuva Puraskar
in a year shall not exceed 33.
The
Yuva Puraskar may be given in the following five Fields of activity:
A)
Music
B)
Dance
C)
Theatre
D)
Other Traditional/Folk/Tribal/Dance/Music/Theatre and
Puppetry
E)
Contribution/Scholarship in Performing Arts
Yuva
Puraskar may be given in
accordance with numbers and Categories mentioned below:
2(A)
Field of activity: Music (Number
of Yuva Puraskar – 8)
Categories
of Yuva Puraskar :
1.
Hindustani Vocal
2.
Hindustani Instrumental
3.
Cartnatic Vocal
4.
Carnatic Instrumental
5.
Creative & Experimental Music
2(B)
Field of Activity: Dance (Number of Yuva Puraskar
- 8
Categories
of Yuva Puraskar :
1.
Bharatanatyam
2.
Kathak
3.
Kathakali
4.
Manipuri
5.
Kuchipudi
6.
Odissi
7.
Sattriya
8.
Mohiniattam
9.
Chhau
10.
Creative & Experimental
11.
Music for
Dance
2(C)
Field of Activity: Theatre (Number of Yuva Puraskar
– 8)
Categories
of Yuva Puraskar :
1. Playwriting
2. Direction
3.
Acting
4. Allied theatre Arts
– a) Lighting, b) Scenic Design, c) Costumes, d) Make-up
and e) Music for Theatre
5.
Major Traditions of Theatre
2D.
Field of Activity: Traditional/Folk/Tribal
Dance/Music/Theatre and Puppetry (Number of Yuva Puraskar
– 8)
Categories
of Yuva Puraskar
1.
Other Traditional/Folk/Tribal/Music/Dance and Theatre (not
covered
under 2A, 2B & 2C) (Number of Yuva Puraskar – 6)
2.
Puppetry/Mime /Allied arts of traditional forms e.g.
Instrument making and
Mask making (Number
of Yuva Puraskar – 2)
2E. Field of Activity: Contribution/Scholarship in Performing
arts (Number of
Yuva Puraskar
–
1)
3.
Yuva Puraskar shall not exceed the specified number in each
of the field of activities and categories there under where the
categories are less than the number of Yuva Puraskar in a given
field, then efforts shall be made to get at least one Puraskar to
each category, but in no case should there be more than two Puraskar
in any Category or sub-category (except as earmarked in 2D). Diversion
of Yuva Puraskar from one field or category to another would not be permissible.
4. PRIZE MONEY
Each
Yuva Puraskar will carry a prize money of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees
twenty five thousand only) and a tamrapatra to be issued under the
seal of Akademi and signature of its Chairman.
5. ELIGIBILITY
i)
“Ustad
Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” is open to all Indian nationals upto
35
years of age. Puraskar would not be given posthumously
ii)
A person who has received the Puraskar once will not be
eligible for the same Puraskar under any other field/category.
iii)
The members of the General Council will not be eligible for
being considered for the Yuva Puraskar
6. PROCEDURE
FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION:
i)
The following will have the right to nominate names for Yuva
Puraskar :
a)
Akademi Ratna Sadasya and Awardees
b)
Members of the General Council of the Akademi
c)
Chairman/Presidents of State Akademies
d) Secretaries in the States/Union territories of the
Departments of
Culture
e)
Heads of Departments of Performing Arts recognized
Universities/
Deemed
Universities
f)
Eminent scholars, experts in the field of performing arts.
The
nominations by the above authorities may be accompanied with
reasoned justification together with full documentation including
proof of age etc.
ii)
Every Year the Akademi shall invite nominations for “Ustad
Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” by a specified date and the
nominations received in accordance with clause 6(i) will be placed
before the Executive Board for short listing of the names for
consideration by the General Council. No new nominations would be considered either by the
Executive Board or by the General Council after expiry of the last
date. However, Chairman
of the Akademi may propose or recommend new names should the need
arise in any specified field or area where suitable nominations have
not been made or recommended within the specified date.
iii)
Efforts should be made to have unanimity in the Executive Board and
the General Council but in case unanimity cannot be reached then the opinion
of the 3/4 members present shall be called. The decision of the
General Council will be final and no appeal or protest can be made
against it.
iv)
Members of the Executive Board, General Council and officers
of the Akademi will not reveal or make public the discussions,
deliberations, and proceedings of the General Council in connection
with the selection of “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar”
unless authorized by Chairman, SNA to do so.
7. PRESENTATION CEREMONY
i)
The presentation of Yuva
Puraskar will be made
at a Ceremony in New Delhi or any other place as decided by the
Chairman of the Akademi.
ii)
The recipients of Yuva Puraskar
shall be invited to receive the Puraskar in person.
As far as possible each recipient of Yuva Puraskar
will be invited to give public performance at the festival of
music, dance and theatre to be organized by the Akademi following
the Puraskar Presentation Ceremony of at a later date.
8. GENERAL
*The Executive Board of the Akademi will
have the right to amend any clause or clauses in the guidelines.
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