Awards
Acharya Ranchhodlal Goswami Wins Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2025
Context: An Ahmedabad-based scholar was selected for India’s premier youth award in the performing arts for his contributions to preserving the ancient temple music tradition of Haveli Sangeet.
Key Highlights:
- Award: Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2025.
- Awardee: Acharya Shri Ranchhodlalji Goswami.
- Issuing Authority: Sangeet Natak Akademi (Union Ministry of Culture).
- Presenter: Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Key Achievement: Honoured for his extraordinary contribution to preserving Haveli Sangeet, composing over 22,000 devotional hymns (padas) across six languages, and authoring eight authoritative books on temple music.
About the Award: Instituted to recognize and encourage outstanding young performing artists under the age of 40 years across Indian classical music, dance, and drama. It carries a cash prize of ₹25,000 and is named in memory of legendary shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan.
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