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.
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 11 2016 Gulabbai Sangamnerkar 12 2017 Madhukar Nerale 13 2018 Bashir Momin Kavathekar 14 2019 Atambar Shirdhonkar 15 2020 Sandhya Ramesh Mane 162021Hirabai Kamble172022Ashok Pethkar References