Vithabai Narayangaonkar Lifetime Achievement Award
Civic award
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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 |
| Location | Maharashtra |
| Country |  India |
| Presented by | Government of Maharashtra |
| Reward | ₹5 lakh (US$5,300) |
| First award | Kantabai Satarkar (2006) |
| Final award | Sandhya Ramesh Mane (2020) |
| Currently held by | Sandhya Ramesh Mane (2020) |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 15 (All Tamasha [Folk] artists) |
Recipients
The recipients of the Vithabai Narayangaonkar Lifetime Achievement Award are as follows
| # | Year | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 16 | 2021 | Hirabai Kamble | |
| 17 | 2022 | Ashok Pethkar |