Award presented to Sattriya dancer

Thiruvananthapuram: Sattriya

dancer

Indira P P Bora was presented with the Guru Gopinath Desiya Natya Puraskaram here on Monday. Bora, a well-known exponent of the Assamese dance form was chosen for the

award

for the year 2019.

In her acceptance speech, Bora expressed gratitude to Kerala for recognizing and fostering the traditional artform. The award, regarded as a high-profile one instituted to honour and encourage dancers and various dance forms across the country, carries a cash price of Rs 3 lakh, a statute designed by Kanayi Kunhiraman and a citation.

Bora attended the award ceremony via video conference while Rajith Mahesh, a faculty of Guru Gopinath Nadanagramam, accepted the award on behalf of the artist from cultural affairs minister A K Balan.

Nanthancode Vinayachandran was honoured with the Saparya Puraskaram instituted to recognize artists who have dedicated themselves for the propagation of various dance forms.

Vinayachandran was selected for his overall contribution to the field of Kerala Natanam. The Saparya Puraskanam comprises a purse of Rs 50,000, a statute and a citation.

Vattiyoorkavu MLA, V K Prasanth presided over the function held at the National Dance Museum at Natanagramam. Natanagramam vice-chairman K C Vikraman welcomed the gathering. Councillor I M Parvathy, museum expert committee chairman Dr Velayudhan, executive board members T Sasimohan, M Velappan and secretary Sudarsan Kunnathukal were also present.