Vithabai Narayangaonkar Lifetime Achievement Award

Civic award

The Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award by the Government of Maharashtra since 2006. is given to a senior tamasha (folk art) artiste.The honour conveys the money prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a memento.[1]

Vithabai Narayangaonkar Lifetime Achievement Award

Civilian award
Awarded for| Senior Tamasha (folk) Artist
Date| 2006 (18 years ago) (2006)
Location| Maharashtra
Country|  India
Presented by| Government of Maharashtra
Reward(s)| ₹5 lakh (US$5,900)
First awarded| Kantabai Satarkar (2006)
Last awarded| Sandhya Ramesh Mane (2020)
Currently held by| Sandhya Ramesh Mane (2020)
Highlights
Total awarded| 15 (All Tamasha [Folk] artists)

## Recipients

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The recipients of the Vithabai Narayangaonkar Lifetime Achievement Award are as follows

#  | Year  | Name  | Ref.

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1  | 2006  | Kantabai Satarkar  |
2  | 2007  | Vasant Avsarikar  |
3  | 2008  | Sulochana Shridhar Nalawade  |
4  | 2009  | Haribhau Bade-Nagarkar  |
5  | 2010  | Mangala Bansode |
6  | 2011  | Sadhu Pusute  |
7  | 2012  | Ankush Sambhaji Khade  |
8  | 2013  | Bhima Sangvikar  |
9  | 2014  | Gangaram Renke  |
10  | 2015  | Radhabai Khode  | [2]
11  | 2016  | Gulabbai Sangamnerkar  | [3]
12  | 2017  | Madhukar Nerale  | [4]
13  | 2018  | Bashir Momin Kavathekar | [5]
14  | 2019  | Atambar Shirdhonkar  | [6]
15  | 2020  | Sandhya Ramesh Mane  | [7]

2021 Hirabai Kamble

2022 Ashok Pethkar

## References

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1. ^ "महाराष्ट्र शासनाच्या योजना" (PDF). cultural.maharashtra.gov.in (in Marathi). 1 December 2022.
2. ^ "राधाबाईंचं वेदनादायी जगणंं झालं 'सोन्याचं'!". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. ^ "लावणीसम्राज्ञी संगमनेरकर यांना ‌जीवनगौरव". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
4. ^ "मधुकर नेराळेंना विठाबाई नारायणगावकर पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
5. ^ "बशीर मोमीन यांना पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
6. ^ "आतांबर शीरढोणकर, संध्या माने यांचा सन्मान:शासनाचा विठाबाई नारायणगावकर जीवनगौरव पुरस्कार जाहीर". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
7. ^ "शासनाच्या वतीने पुरस्कार जाहीर:माने 'विठाबाई नारायणगावकर' पुरस्कार जाहीर". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.