Delhi state government conferred
Lifetime Achievement Award-2013 to Abdul Rashid Khan and Anjolie Ela Menon.
Award carries a cheque of 11 lakh
rupees and a citation. The Award ceremony was organised by the Sahitya Kala
Parishad.
Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan is a vocalist of Hindustani
music genre. He belongs to the musical tradition of Miya Tansen. Apart from khayal, he sings dhrupad, dhamar
and thumri with
equal versatility.He is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi award and Padma Bhushan
in 2013.
Anjolie Ela Menon (born 1940) is one
of India's leading contemporary female artists. Her paintings are in several
major collections. Most recently (2006), a major work "Yatra" was
acquired by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, California. Her preferred
medium is oil on masonite, though she has also worked in other media, including
glass (pictures of glass sculptures) and water colour. She is a well known
muralist. She was awarded the Padma Shree in 2000. She lives and works in New
Delhi.
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