Attendance annual awards 2018, the brainchild of Ashish Khokar, was hosted and held in collaboration with Nadam (Director, Kathak artists Murali Krishna and Nandini Mehta) during the festival organised 23-25 November at ADA Rangamandira, Bengaluru. The awards for 2018 were presented by Chiranjiv Singh, former Ambassador to UNESCO, Additional Chief Secretary and chairman of the award’s jury. The Maya Rao Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to veteran Odissi and Bharatanatyam exponent, guru and arts activist Sonal Mansingh; Mohan Khokar Dance Academics Award to veteran writer and musicologist B.M. Sundaram;Rukmini Devi Significant Contribution to Bharatanatyam Award to senior dancer-guru Sucheta Chapekar; Uday Shankar Choreography Award to senior dancer and choreographer Daksha Sheth; and Ram Gopal Best Male Dancer Award to Bharatanatyam dancer Parshwanath Upadhye.