The Prime Minister presented the first-ever National Creators Award on March 8 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- The National Creators Award is an effort to recognize excellence and impact across domains, including storytelling, social change advocacy, environmental sustainability, education, and gaming among others.
- The award is envisioned as a launchpad for using creativity to drive positive change. In the first round, more than 1.5 lakh nominations across 20 different categories were received.
- Following this, 23 winners, including three international creators, were decided.
- The award is being provided across twenty categories including the Best Storyteller Award; The Disruptor of the Year; Celebrity Creator of the Year etc.
- Playback singer Maithili Thakur, trained in Indian classical music and folk music, was announced the winner of ‘Cultural Ambassador of The Year’.
