Natikaji Puraskar announced

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 20: Natikaji Smriti Samaj has announced honours and awards for creators who have made special contributions to the field of songs and music.

 On the occasion of Natikaji's 99th birth anniversary, honours and awards were announced at a function held in the capital on Tuesday.

Shambhujit Baskota, President of Natikaji Smriti Samaj, said that the contributions of Natikaji, the pinnacle personality of Nepali song and music, would be always remembered by the Nepali generation.

Natikaji, who was born in Pulchok Lalitpur on December 25, 1925, gave voice and music to Nepali national songs, folk songs, modern songs, hymns, song dramas, dramas, and movie songs. He passed away on November 2, 2003.

According to Deepak Shrestha, Vice President of Natikaji Smriti Samaj, the 'Natikaji Rastriya Bishishtha Sangeet Samman-2080' will be awarded to Anand Adhikari, Keshav Sunam, Bhushan Kharel, Sunil Thapa, Dharma Munikar, Sudesh Sharma, Kumar Singh, Subarna Limbu, Ram Bhattarai and Basant Bityasi Thapa.

Similarly, Bijay Siwakoti, Shishir Yogi, Banika Pradhan, and Rajanraj Siwakoti will be presented the 'Natikaji Rastriya Sangeet Samman'.

 Sanjay Tumrok, Rachana Rimal, Shashi Bikram Thapa, and Prakash Mishra will be conferred on the 'Natikaji Rastriya Pratibha Puraskar' while Amrit Khati will be honoured with 'Natikaji Rastriya Lok Sangeet Samman'.

Journalists Shantipriya and Krishna Bhattarai will be honoured with   'Natikaji Rastriya Kala Patrakarita Pursakar’.