{"id":2931,"date":"2026-10-17T12:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T06:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:15:14","slug":"ustad-bismillah-khan-yuva-puraskar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ustad-bismillah-khan-yuva-puraskar\/","title":{"rendered":"Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Government of India will confer the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2024 and 2025 to 106 young artists in New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>was instituted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sna\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sangeet Natak Akademi<\/a> in 2006.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It recognizes young <\/span><b>artists up to the age of 40.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puraskar would <\/span><b>not be given posthumously.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person who has received the Puraskar once <\/span><b>will not be eligible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the same Puraskar <\/span><b>under any other field \/ category.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yuva Puraskar may be given in the <\/span><b>following five Fields of activity:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theatre<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Traditional \/ Folk\/ Tribal\/ Dance\/ Music\/ Theatre and Puppetry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribution \/ Scholarship in Performing Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It carries a <\/span><b>purse of Rs. 25,000\/-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Rupees twenty-five thousand only) besides a <\/span><b>Tamrapatra and an Angavastram.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Ustad Bismillah Khan<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ustad Bismillah Khan was born on <\/span><b>21 March 1916 in Dumraon, Bihar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, into a family with a long tradition of serving as court musicians.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is a <\/span><b>legendary shehnai player.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was <\/span><b>awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India\u2019s highest civilian honour, recognising his exceptional contribution to music.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He received the <\/span><b>Padma Shri in 1961<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Padma Bhushan in 1968<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Padma Vibhushan in 1980<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for his contribution to Indian music.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2324489&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar was instituted by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2006. 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