The 2025 recipients from Assam include folk music artist and khol player Debajit Saikia, Sattriya dancer and Borbayaan Niranjan Saikia, and Tokari Geet artist Hirak Jyoti Sharma.
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Six artists from Assam have received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 at an award ceremony held in New Delhi, recognising their contributions to traditional and performing arts.
The awardees were honoured for their work in Sattriya dance, theatre direction, folk music, percussion and Tokari Geet.
For 2024, Sattriya dancer Meenakshi Medhi, theatre director Bidyut Kumar Nath and folk flute artist Dilip Hirai received the prestigious award.
The 2025 recipients from Assam include folk music artist and khol player Debajit Saikia, Sattriya dancer and Borbayaan Niranjan Saikia, and Tokari Geet artist Hirak Jyoti Sharma.
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is presented to young artists in recognition of their talent and contributions to various fields of performing arts.
The awardees expressed their commitment to their respective art forms after receiving the honour, acknowledging that the recognition had further strengthened their responsibility towards preserving and promoting their cultural traditions.
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