- Renowned Odissi dancer Shubhada Varadkar was honored with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2025.
- President Droupadi Murmu conferred this honor upon her at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on August 13, 2026.
- As part of the award, Shubhada Varadkar received a cash prize of one lakh rupees, along with a Tamrapatra (citation plaque) and an Angavastram (ceremonial stole).
- Hailing from Mumbai, Shubhada Varadkar has made significant contributions to the field of Odissi dance over a long period.
- Before entering the realm of art, she served as a professor of economics. This national-level honor is viewed as a recognition of her years of dedication, discipline, and contribution to Indian classical dance.
- Odissi is one of India's eight major classical dance forms.
- Its roots lie in the ancient temple traditions and devotional culture of Odisha.
- Evolving from the Mahari and Gotipua traditions, the dance form is characterized by the Tribhanga posture, rhythmic torso movements, and sculptural hand gestures (mudras).
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