Rithwik Foundation for Performing Arts

The Rithwik Foundation for Performing Arts extends its heartfelt congratulations to the distinguished recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2025. 🌸🎶

✨ Shri Shailesh Bhagwat – a distinguished Shehnai maestro whose decades of contribution, mastery, and inspiring performances have enriched India's performing arts landscape and sustained the legacy of the Shehnai as a classical concert instrument.

✨ Vidushi Jyoti Hegde – one of the foremost exponents of the Rudra Veena, whose scholarship, perseverance, and musical brilliance have played a vital role in preserving and promoting this ancient and revered instrument.

✨ Pt. Anand Bhate – an acclaimed Hindustani classical vocalist of the Kirana Gharana, celebrated for his exceptional artistry, emotive expression, and unwavering dedication to the tradition of Indian classical music.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award stands among the nation's highest honours in the field of performing arts, recognising individuals whose work has left a profound impact on India's cultural heritage.

We salute these eminent artists for their lifelong commitment to excellence and for continuing to inspire generations of musicians, students, and rasikas.

Heartiest congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. 👏

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