Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) has announced the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar awards for 2009 . Here is the list of awardees (for dance):
- Ragini Chander Shekar (Bharatanatyam)
- Swamimalai K Suresh (Music for dance – bharatanatyam nattuvangam & vocal)
- Monisa Nayak (Kathak)
- Hanglem Indu Devi (Manipuri)
- Chinta Ravi Balakrishna (Kuchipudi)
- Lingaraj Pradhan (Odissi)
- Menaka P. P. Bora (Sattriya)
- Manjula B Murthy (Mohiniattam)
For a more complete list of awardees (that will include those given to musicians) please visit http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/news/201002/20100701.asp
Thanks to Mr. K.T. Jagannathan for bringing this to our notice.