State artist Nimai Singh Sarungbam has been conferred the Lalit Kala Akademi Award by President Droupadi Murmu. The award ceremony took place today at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi during the 65th National Exhibition of Art and the 3rd Print Biennale India 2026.
Nimai Singh Sarungbam received the prestigious honor for his teak wood sculpture titled Mudra-I. He was selected as one of twenty artists to receive the award from the President. Hailing from Yumnam Leikai, he is the son of Late Sarungbam Tombi Singh and Sarungbam ongbi Mema Devi. He holds a Master's Degree in Fine Arts in Sculpture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts as a gold medallist from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. He is a former Principal of the Imphal Art College and a Manipur State Kala Akademi Awardee who has participated in numerous exhibitions.
For the 65th National Exhibition of Art, the Lalit Kala Akademi received 6,175 artworks submitted by 2,495 artists from 27 States and Union Territories. Out of these submissions, a total of 270 artworks were chosen for presentation at the exhibition. The National Exhibition of Art is scheduled to remain open to the public until October 31.
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