History and Art and Culture
Context: Recently the Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER, presented the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (UBKYP) 2019, 2020 and 2021 to 102 artists in New Delhi.
- The award is presented by Sangeet Natak Akademi to artists in the field of dance, music, and drama.
- It is presented annually to artists below the age of 40.
About Ustad Bismillah Khan:
- He was a famous Shehnai musician.
- He was one of the few musicians in the country to receive Bharat Ratna.
- It was Ustad ‘Bismillah” Khan who also played at the first Republic Day celebration in 1950.
- Bismillah Khan was the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States of America.
About Sangeet Natak Akademi:
- Sangeet Natak Akademi is India’s national academy of music, dance and drama.
- It was created by a resolution of the Ministry of Education, with Dr P.V. Rajamannar as its first Chairman.
- It is an Autonomous Body of the Ministry of Culture and is fully funded by the Government for the implementation of its schemes and programmes.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Questions
Q.1) Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School? (2021)
- Annie Besant
- Debandranath Tagore
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Sarojini Naidu
