Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (SNA Award) database is based on Fellows and Award-winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi 1952-2010 published by SNA in 2011. This volume constitutes a roll of honour in the field of performing arts in India. These honours have been bestowed more than about 1,100 outstanding musicians, dancers, theatre artists and scholars. We have also added the data of awardees from 2011 to 2017 and of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar award, also given by the SNA, to outstanding artists under 40 from 2006 to 2016 on their website (https://sangeetnatak.gov.in). As a result, data on more than 1,300 individuals are included in this database.

P.B. : Padma Bhushan
P.V.B. : Padma Vibhushan

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Toggle column: Personal ID - SNA ID - Name - H/C - I/V - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Year of Death - Field - Specialization - SNA Fellow - SNA Awardee - PADMA SHRI - P.B. - P.V.B.
P03042
SNA0480
L. Koireng Singh
O
O
M
H
1894
1978
Manipri Dance
Y
P02111
SNA0579
Mitradev Mahanta Adhikar
O
O
M
H
1894
1982
Acting(Assamese)
Y
P02303
SNA0657
Ojha Thangjam Chaoba Singh
O
O
M
H
1894
1991
Manipuri Dance
Y
P01845
SNA1116
C. Saraswati Bai
O
O
F
H
1894
1974
Y
P00050
SNA0463
Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
H
V
M
H
1893
1989
HVM
Y
Y
P02445
SNA0484
L. Subramaniamm Sastri
C
I
M
H
1893
1970
CIM
veena
Y
P02161
SNA1110
Ananth Krishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
1893
1979
Y
P00145
SNA0230
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
C
I
M
H
1893
1964
CIM
violin
Y
Y
P02140
SNA0985
T. Sudramania Pillai
C
I
M
H
1893
1984
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
Y
P02484
SNA0993
T. K .Swaminatha Pillai
O
O
M
H
1893
1972
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02188
SNA0702
Pradhulal Dayarama Dwivedi
O
O
M
H
1892
1962
Playwriting(Gujarati)
Y
P00188
SNA0604
Mylapore Gouri Amma
O
O
F
H
1892
1971
Bharatanatyam
Y
P00046
SNA0432
Kesar Bai Kerkar
H
V
F
H
1892
1997
HVM
Y
Y
P02422
SNA0598
Muljibhai Khushalbhai Nayak
O
O
M
H
1892
1971
Acting(Gujarat)
Y
P06143
SNA0071
Ayodhya Prasad
H
I
M
H
1891
1977
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
Y
P02605
SNA0978
T. Kunjakishore Singh
O
O
M
H
1891
1978
Jatra(Manipuri)
Y
P00126
SNA0066
Ashraf Khan
O
O
M
M
1891
1962
Acting(Gujarati)
Y
P00223
SNA0905
Shrikrishna Pahalwan
O
O
M
H
1891
1972
Nautanki(Uttar Pradesh)
Y
P02325
SNA0946
Sundar Prasad
O
O
M
H
1891
2007
Kathak
Y
P02305
SNA0053
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
C
V
M
H
1890
1958
CVM
Y
Y
Y
P02473
SNA1144
Papansam R. Sivan
O
O
M
H
1890
1973
Y
Y
P00151
SNA0287
Gubbi H. Veeranna
O
O
M
H
1890
1972
Acting(Kannada)
Y
Y
P00134
SNA0258
Ganesh Ramachandra Behere
H
V
M
H
1890
1965
HVM
Y
P02841
SNA0434
Keshav Trimbak Date
O
O
M
H
1889
1971
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P02322
SNA0069
Atombapu Sharma
O
O
M
H
1889
1963
Manipuri Dance
Y
P00160
SNA0337
Jaishankar Bhojak 'Sundari'
O
O
M
H
1889
1975
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02485
SNA1017
Thekinkattiramunni Nair
O
O
M
H
1888
Kathakali
Y
P02263
SNA0417
Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer
C
I
M
H
1888
1958
CIM
veena
Y
Y
P06213
SNA0302
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
I
M
M
1888
1972
HIM
sarood
Y
Y
Y
P02082
SNA0109
Bapuram Bayan Attai
O
O
M
H
1888
1981
Sattriya Dance
Y
P02230
SNA0911
Sikkil Ramaswami Pillai
O
O
M
H
1888
1973
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02639
SNA0475
Kurichi Kunjan Panickar
O
O
M
H
1887
1971
Kathakali
Y
P03049
SNA0477
L. Ibemhal Devi
O
O
F
H
1887
1971
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02287
SNA1158
T. P. Kuppiah Pillai
O
O
M
H
1887
1981
Y
P00201
SNA0764
Rajarambhau R. Kadam
O
O
M
H
1887
1990
Gondhal(Maharashtra)
Y
P02613
SNA0624
Narayan Rao Rajhans 'Bal Gandharava'
O
O
M
H
1886
1967
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P00115
SNA0970
T. Amudon Sharma
O
O
M
H
1886
1974
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P00139
SNA0162
Chengannur Raman Pillai
O
O
M
H
1885
1981
Kathakali
Y
Y
P02049
SNA0286
Govind Rao Burhanpurkar
H
I
M
H
1885
1957
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
P00192
SNA0677
Palldam Sanjeeva Rao
C
V
M
H
1884
1962
CVM
flute
Y
P02904
SNA1111
Anjani Bai Malpeker
O
O
F
H
1883
1974
Y
P02308
SNA0083
B. V. 'Mama' Warerkar
O
O
M
H
1883
1964
Playwrting(Marathi)
Y
Y
Y
P02271
SNA1094
Y. S. Mirashi Buwa
H
V
M
M
1883
1966
HVM
Y
P02009
SNA0572
Masit Khan
H
I
M
M
1883
1974
HIM
tabla
Y
P02240
SNA0761
Rajabhaiyya Poonchhwale
H
V
M
H
1882
1956
HVM
Y
P02621
SNA0369
K. N. Chinnaswamy Iyer
C
I
M
H
1882
1966
CIM
violin
Y
P02135
SNA0038
Amubi Singh
O
O
M
H
1881
1972
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P02132
SNA0562
Maniram Datta Moktar
O
O
M
H
1880
1966
Sattriya Dance
Y
P00175
SNA0668
P. K. Kunju Kurup
O
O
M
H
1880
1973
Kathakali
Y
Y
Y
Y
P05955
SNA0601
Mushtaq Hussain Khan
H
V
M
M
1880
1964
HVM
Y
Y
P02249
SNA0257
Ganesh Govind Bodas
O
O
M
H
1880
1965
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P06289
SNA0415
Kanthe Maharaj
H
I
M
H
1879
1970
HIM
tabla
Y
P02317
SNA1125
Gopeswer Bandopadhyay
O
O
M
H
1879
1963
Y
P00244
SNA1104
Yusuf Ali
H
I
M
M
1877
1962
HIM
sitar
Y
P06115
SNA0028
Altaf Hussain Khan
H
V
M
M
1875
1964
HVM
Y
P05952
SNA0041
Anant Manohar Joshi
H
V
M
H
1875
1967
HVM
Y
P06015
SNA0760
Rajab Ali Khan
H
V
M
M
1874
1959
HVM
Y
P00003
SNA0015
Ahmed Jan Thiralkwa
H
I
M
M
1874
1976
HIM
tabla
Y
Y
P02845
SNA0305
Haobam Atomba Singh
O
O
M
H
1873
1975
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02538
SNA1020
Thotton K. Chandu Panokar
O
O
M
H
1873
1958
Kathakali
Y
P02764
SNA0959
Surya Kumar Datta
O
O
M
H
1873
1977
Jatra(West Bengal)
Y
P00016
SNA0146
C. Venkata Rao
C
V
M
H
1871
1969
CVM
Y
Y
P06742
SNA0335
Jahangir Khan
H
I
M
M
1869
1976
HIM
tabla
Y
P00189
SNA0605
Mysore K. Nagamani Srinath
C
V
F
H
1865
1962
CVM
Y
Y
P00005
SNA0027
Alauddin Khan
H
I
M
M
1862
1972
HIM
sarod
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02293
SNA1301
Thiruvizha Jayashanka
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P02384
SNA1235
Vishal Jain
H
V
M
O
HVM
P02751
SNA1244
Sarwar Hussain
H
I
M
M
HIM
sarangi
P03006
SNA1241
B.S. Purushotham
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P03034
SNA1200
Sairam Sundaram
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02156
SNA1221
Ashutosh Upadhayay
H
I
M
H
HIM
pakhawaj
P02260
SNA0678
Pammal Sambanda Mudariar
O
O
M
H
Acting(Tamil)
Y
Y
P06293
SNA1259
Lalith J. Rao
H
V
F
H
HVM
Y
P02628
SNA1214
H. N. Bhaskar
H
I
H
HIM
violin
P03007
SNA1217
Punya Srinivas
C
I
H
CIM
veena
P02386
SNA1285
Nath Narelkar
H
V
M
H
HVM
Y
P02614
SNA1315
Seshampatti Sivalingam
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P02629
SNA1206
Savani Talwalkar
H
I
H
HIM
tabla
P02654
SNA1291
T. A. Kaliyamurthy
C
I
H
CIM
thavil
Y
P02752
SNA1210
Anirudh Athreya
C
I
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02778
SNA1187
K.V. Gopalakrishnan
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02868
SNA1279
R. N. Thyagarajan
C
V
M
H
CVM
Y(joint)
P02089
SNA1202
A Vijay Karthikeyan
C
I
M
H
CIM
nagaswaram
P02187
SNA0173
Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
O
O
M
H
1959
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02592
SNA1300
Trichy Sankaran
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02683
SNA0906
Shriram Sharma
O
O
M
H
Rasleela(Uttar Pradesh)
Y(joint)