Rajasthan
Padma Shri for 5 Persons from Rajasthan
- 31 Jan 2024
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Recently, President Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of four Padma Shri awards to five persons from Rajasthan.
Key Points
- The awardees included:
- One award is being awarded to two folk singers, Ali Mohammed and Ghani Mohammed. The duo, known as the Ghani Brothers, have been selected for excellence in folk singing.
- The others include 93-year-old Dhrupad player Laxman Bhatt Tailang. The veteran has authored several books on Indian classical music and has taught his genre of music to hundreds of students throughout his life.
- Maya Tandon, another recipient from the state, works in the field of road safety and has trained over 1 lakh persons to help in the rescue of injured victims of road accidents.
- 81-year-old Janki Lal Bhand, has kept Bahurupiya art alive and has performed it in more than 10 countries. Behrupiya (‘multi-faceted’) is the art of dressing up as and essaying various characters.
Behrupiya
- The word ‘behrupiya’ is a derivative of the Sanskrit word bahu (many) and roop (form).
- Behrupiya are impersonators, mostly known to perform in villages and markets all over India.
- They put on various costumes to play figures from mythology, folklore and traditional stories.
- National Behrupiya Festival was organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) from 5th-8th October 2018.
- IGNCA is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture.
