Lifetime Achievement Award (Video)

Nilimma Devi was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the County Executive’s Awards Oct. 21. The extraordinary career of Lifetime Achievement winner Nilimma Devi has been one of groundbreaking accomplishments and discoveries, all poignantly documented within the stunning beauty of her artistry. As Founder and Director of the Silver Spring based Sutradhar Institute Dance and Related Arts, she has transformed the Silver Spring based Institute into a community touchstone of classical art and culture. Through performances that have graced the stages of the Kennedy Center and Smithsonian Institution, and scholarship that has taken her to Iran, Kenya, and Indonesia, she has helped usher in a renaissance in Indian dance.

Nilimma Devi was honored with the County Executive’s Lifetime Achievement award, in recognition of her work as a cultural preservationist, scholar, and artist who builds and bridges communities through dance.

Hear her acceptance remarks in the MyMCMedia extra:

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Nilimma Devi with County Executive and Mrs. Leggett
Photo | Clark W. Day

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