Olen Megu Damin of Arunachal Pradesh has been selected for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2022 in the field of folk and traditional music and dance. She is among the 92 artists selected for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2022 and 2023. The awards were announced on Tuesday. The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award also known as the ‘Akademi Puraskar’ is the highest national recognition in the field of performing arts. The award is given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.
She belongs to the Adi community and hails from Mebo, East Siang District. Olen Megu Damin is a renowned artist, curator, and choreographer of folk and traditional music and dance. She is also an active social worker who works for the welfare of women in the Adi community. The Sangeet natak akademi fellowship and Awards will be conferred by the President of India in a special investiture ceremony.
She belongs to the Adi community and hails from Mebo, East Siang District. Olen Megu Damin is a renowned artist, curator, and choreographer of folk and traditional music and dance. She is also an active social worker who works for the welfare of women in the Adi community. The Sangeet natak akademi fellowship and Awards will be conferred by the President of India in a special investiture ceremony.
