Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
The Sangeet Natak Akademi, on July 14, 2010, announced the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskars for 2009.
Recipients of the award in different fields are as follows:
Music:
Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar – Hindustani vocal;
Murad Ali – Hindustani instrumental – sarangi;
Sanjeev Shankar and Ashwani Shankar (joint award) – Hindustani instrumental – shehnai;
C.S. Sajeev – Carnatic vocal;
Mysore A. Chandan Kumar – Carnatic instrumental – flute;
V. Balaji - Carnatic instrumental – mridangam;
Anil Srinivasan – creative and experimental music; and
Moirangthem Meina Singh other major tradition of music – Nata Sankirtana of Manipur.
In Dance the awardees were:
Ragini Chander Shekar – Bharatanatyam;
Monisa Nayak – Kathak;
Hanglem Indu Devi – Manipuri;
Chinta Ravi Balakrishna – Kuchipudi;
Lingaraj Pradhan – Odissi;
Menaka P.P. Bora – Sattriya;
Manjula B. Murthy – Mohiniattam;
Swamimalai K. Suresh (music for dance) – Bharatanatyam nattuvangam and vocal.