New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Wednesday conferred Odissi dancer Sujata Mohapatra with Sangeet Natak Akademi award for the year 2017 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
The President awarded a total of 42 artistes in five categories for 2017.
A total of nine artistes received awards for their contribution in the field of dance.
Apart from Mohapatra, Rama Vaidyanathan was felicitated for Bharatnatyam, Shobha Koser for Kathak, Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri for Kathakali, LN Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi for Manipuri dance, Deepika Reddy for Kuchipudi, Ramkrishna Talukdar for Sattriya and Janmajoy Saibabu for Chhau. Ashit Desai (composer) also received the award.