106 young artists have been chosen by the Sangeet Natak Akademi General Council for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025, at a meeting in New Delhi held from 22 t
Sangeet Natak Akademi Selects 2024 Yuva Puraskar Artists
| Detail | Information |
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| Date | 17 October 2026 (Saturday) |
| Time | 3:36 PM |
| Topic / Ministry | Current Affairs |
| Language | English |
| Reading time | 1 min (34 words) |
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