Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Sattriya Dance

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Sattriya Dance was started back in 1963 and Maniram Datta Moktar was the first recipient, while Ramkrishna Talukdar was the latest awardee in 2017.

Year Dancers of Sattriya Year Dancers of Sattriya
2007 Ganakanta Dutta Borbayan 1998 Pradip Chaliha
2004 Jatin Goswami 1980 Roseshwar Saikia Bayan Moktar
2001 Ghana Kanta Bora 1978 Bapuram Bayan Attai
1999-2000 Parmanand Borbayan 1963 Maniram Datta Moktar
1996 Indira P. P. Bora


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