The Margi Sathi Smriti Puraskaram for 2024 and 2025 will be awarded to Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Gopi and Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Chitra Visweswaran respectively. Each winner will receive ₹50,000 and a citation. This award is given by the Astikya Foundation in memory of Nangiar Koothu artist Margi Sathi, whose tenth death anniversary is on December 1, 2025. The awards will be presented during the International Natyasastra Festival. The festival will take place in Thiruvananthapuram from February 26 to 28, 2026. Before the festival, master workshops by national and international experts start on February 23. The award committee members are R. Usha Devi, founder trustee of Astikya Foundation, Kathakali artist Kalamandalam Udayakumar, and archaeologist and Bharatanatyam expert Rohita Shastry. The committee was guided by Soorya Krishnamoorthy, according to a statement.