Satyaram Reang
Born1943 (1943)
Died (aged 80)
NationalityIndian
Other namesHajagiri Dance Guru
OccupationFolk Dance
Known forHojagiri Dance
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award (1986)
Padma Shri (2021)

Satyaram Reang (1943 – 2 October 2023) was an Indian folk performer and folk artist from Tripura.[1] He was noted for his significant contribution to Hojagiri Dance.[2] In January 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri in the Arts category.[3][4][5][6] After Thanga Darlong and Benichandra Jamatia, Satyaram Reang became the third renowned person from the indigenous Tripuri community of Tripura to receive such a prestigious award.[7] Reang was also conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986.[8]

Satyaram Reang died on 2 October 2023, at the age of 80.[9]

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CUR_TITLE". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Deb Barman, Priyanka (26 January 2021). "Republic Day: Tripura's Satyaram Reang gets Padma Shri award". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Deb, Debraj (26 January 2021). "Tripura's Satyaram Reang to receive Padma Shri for promoting Hojagiri dance". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "15 PERSONALITIES FROM NORTHEAST CONFERRED PADMA AWARDS". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS PRESS NOTE" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards 2021 announced". pib.gov.in.
  7. ↑ "Satyaram Reang of Tripura gets Padma Shri". enewstime.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tripuri folk artist Satyaram Reang conferred with Padma Shri". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Tripura's Hojagiri exponent and Padma Shri recipient Satyaram Reang passes away
  10. ↑ Taneja, Nidhi (25 January 2021). "Shinzo Abe gets Padma Vibhushan, Ram Vilas Paswan Padma Bhushan: Full List of 2021 Padma awardees". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.


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