Pandit Jasraj, Kishori Amonkar, Yamini Krishnamurti and Shreeram Lagoo are among six eminent personalities in the field of performing arts who have been chosen for the rare and prestigious honour of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships. <br/><br/>The General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, also chose Lalgudi Jayaraman and Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi for the fellowships. <br/><br/>The General Council of the Akademi also chose 33 persons from the fields of music, dance and drama for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2009. In the field of music, eight eminent artistes have been selected.