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.
P02321
SNA0029
Alyque Padamsee
O
O
M
M
1931
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P06123
SNA0006
Abdul Lateef Khan
H
I
M
M
1930
2003
HIM
sarangi
Y
Y
P02108
SNA0325
Indira Parthasarathy
O
O
M
H
1930
Playwriting(Tamil)
Y
Y
P02731
SNA0131
Birabar Sahoo
O
O
M
H
1930
Gotipua Dance(Orissa)
Y
P00174
SNA0473
Kumudini Lakhia
O
O
F
H
1930
Kathak
Y
Y
Y
P02732
SNA0182
D. S. Aiyyelu
O
O
M
H
1930
Dance Costume
Y
P00074
SNA0681
Pandit Jasraj
H
V
M
H
1930
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02690
SNA0710
Pratibha Agrawal
O
O
M
H
1930
Overall Contribution To Thatre
Y
P02662
SNA0600
Musafir Bhardwaj
O
O
M
H
1930
Folk Music & Dance(Himachal Pradesh)
Y
P02925
SNA0152
C. T. Khanolkar
O
O
M
M
1930
1976
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P03060
SNA0558
Mani Krishnaswami
C
V
F
H
1930
2002
CVM
Y
Y
P00864
SNA0497
Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
C
I
M
H
1930
CIM
violin
Y
Y
Y
Y
P05924
SNA0509
M. Balamurali Krishna
C
V
M
H
1930
CVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02197
SNA1078
Vijay Kichlu
H
V
M
H
1930
HVM
Y
Y
P02513
SNA0254
Gambhir Singh Mura
O
O
M
H
1930
2002
Chhau Dance(Purulia)
Y
Y
P02941
SNA0510
M. Boyer
O
O
M
O
1930
2009
Titro Folk Theatre(Goa)
Y
Y
P05937
SNA0889
Sharafat Hussain Khan
H
V
M
M
1930
1985
HVM
Y
Y
P02371
SNA0766
Rajen Pam
O
O
M
H
1930
Tribal Music(Assam)
Y
P02146
SNA0530
M. S. Sathyu
O
O
M
H
1930
Stageceaft
Y
Y
P02844
SNA0245
G. Shankara Pillai
O
O
M
H
1930
1989
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P03038
SNA0485
L. Thambalangoubi Devi
O
O
F
H
1930
Manipuri Dance
Y
P00156
SNA0323
Inder Lal Dhandra
H
I
M
H
1930
2011
HIM
sarangi
Y
P02069
SNA0549
Malabika Kanan
H
V
F
H
1930
2009
HVM
Y
P02984
SNA0912
V. Kunjumani
C
I
F
H
1930
2010
CIM
flute
Y(joint)
Y
P02080
SNA0042
Anant Gopal Shinde
O
O
M
H
1929
Make-Up(Theatre)
Y
P02298
SNA0689
Pasumarthy Venugopala Krishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchiudi Dance
Y
P02347
SNA0859
Satish Bhatia
O
O
M
H
1929
2005
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
P02376
SNA1163
Utpal Dutt
O
O
M
H
1929
1993
Y
P00743
SNA0990
T. K. Govinda Rao
C
V
M
H
1929
2011
CVM
Y
P02348
SNA0958
Surinder Kaur
O
O
M
H
1929
2006
Folk Music(Punjab)
Y
Y
P05975
SNA0344
Jitendra Abhisheki
H
V
M
H
1929
1998
HVM
Y
Y
P02437
SNA0348
Josyula Krishna Murthy
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchipudi Bhagavatha Maddalla (Dance Music)
Y
P00218
SNA0851
Sarada Hoffman
O
O
F
O
1929
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02019
SNA0004
Aashishkhan
H
I
M
H
1929
HIM
sarod
Y
P02860
SNA0338
Janardanan Nedungadi
O
O
M
H
1929
Sopanam, Kerala
Y
P02899
SNA0461
Krishna Roy
O
O
M
H
1929
Acting(Bengali)
Y
P00137
SNA0133
Bishan Dass Sharma
O
O
M
H
1929
2007
Instrumentmaking
Y
P02168
SNA0818
S. R. D. Vaidyanathan
C
I
M
H
1929
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P02207
SNA0571
Markand Jashbhai Bhatt
O
O
M
H
1929
Acting
Y
P02456
SNA1041
Umayalpuram K. Narayanaswamy
C
I
M
H
1929
1997
CIM
ghatam
Y
P00241
SNA1075
Venmpati Chinna Satyam
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
Y
Y
P00007
SNA0048
Annapurna Devi
H
I
F
H
1929
HIM
surbahar
Y
Y
P00107
SNA1138
Lata Mangeshkar
O
O
F
H
1929
Y
Y
Y
P00246
SNA1108
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
H
I
M
M
1929
1990
HIM
veena
Y
P02663
SNA0375
K. T. Muhammad
O
O
M
M
1929
2008
Playeriting(Malayalam)
Y
P02736
SNA0293
Gursharan Singh
O
O
M
H
1929
2011
Playeriting(Punjab)
Y
Y
P02319
SNA0890
Sharan Rani Backliwal
H
I
F
H
1929
2008
HIM
sarod
Y
Y
Y
P02444
SNA1074
Vellore G. Ramabhadran
C
I
M
H
1929
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02708
SNA0801
Reba Vidyarthi
O
O
M
H
1929
2011
Kathak
Y
P00131
SNA0528
M. S. Balasubramanyam Sharma
C
V
M
H
1929
2002
CVM
Y
P02104
SNA1135
Komal Kothari
O
O
M
H
1929
2004
Y
Y
P02983
SNA0504
Leela Omchery
O
O
F
H
1929
Traditional & Folk Music(Kerala)
Y
Y
P02345
SNA0082
B. V. Karanth
O
O
M
H
1929
2002
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
Y
P02476
SNA0536
Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
O
O
M
H
1929
Kathakali
Y
Y
P00032
SNA0274
Girja Devi
H
V
F
H
1929
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02957
SNA0237
Emerson Thanghiew
O
O
M
O
1929
Traditional Dance(Meghalaya)
Y
P02906
SNA0983
T. S. Subramanyam
C
V
M
H
1929
CVM
Y
P00211
SNA0774
Ram Kailash Yadav
O
O
M
H
1928
2010
Folk Music(Uttar Pradesh)
Y
P01729
SNA1088
Voleti Venkateswarlu
C
V
M
H
1928
1989
CVM
Y
P02823
SNA0158
Chandralekha
O
O
F
H
1928
2006
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
Y
P02180
SNA1134
Kapila Vatsyayan
O
O
F
H
1928
Y
Y
Y
P02268
SNA0809
Roseshwar Saikia Bayan Moktar
O
O
M
H
1928
2000
Sattriya Dance
Y
P00452
SNA0675
Palghat R. Raghu
C
I
M
H
1928
2009
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
P02635
SNA0399
Kalanidhi Narayanan
O
O
F
H
1928
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02787
SNA0210
Devendra Raj Ankur
O
O
M
H
1928
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02354
SNA0929
Subbu Arumugam
O
O
M
H
1928
Villupattu(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02750
SNA0593
Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai
O
O
F
H
1928
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02130
SNA0996
T. N. Krishnan
C
I
M
H
1928
CIM
violin
Y
Y
Y
Y
P00169
SNA0591
Moozhikulal Kochukuttan Chakyar
O
O
M
H
1928
2009
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
Y
P00226
SNA0920
Sonam Tshering Lepcha
O
O
M
O
1928
Folk Music(Sikkim)
Y
Y
P01704
SNA0524
M. L. Vasanthakumari
C
V
F
H
1928
1990
CVM
Y
Y
P02066
SNA0540
Madurai N. Krishnan
C
V
M
H
1928
2005
CVM
Y
Y
Y
P02284
SNA0358
K. Karunakaran Nayar
O
O
M
H
1928
Kathakali
Y
P02446
SNA0664
P. K. Govindan Nambiar
O
O
M
H
1928
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
P02591
SNA0184
D. K. Jayaram
C
V
M
H
1928
1991
CVM
Y
P02740
SNA0419
Kartar Singh
O
O
M
H
1928
Gurbani (Punjab)
Y
P02817
SNA0575
Maya Rao
O
O
F
H
1928
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P00151
SNA0289
Gul Bardhan
O
O
M
H
1928
2010
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
Y
P02285
SNA0424
Kavalam Narayana Panikkar
O
O
M
H
1928
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
Y
P00171
SNA0455
Kottakkal Krishnan Kutty Nair
O
O
M
H
1928
2009
Kathakali
Y
P02118
SNA0192
Damodar Kashinath Kenkre
O
O
M
H
1928
2008
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02956
SNA0093
Balakrushana Dash
O
O
M
H
1928
1993
Odssi Music(Orissa)
Y
P00213
SNA0781
Ramashery Jha
H
V
M
H
1928
2009
HVM
Y
P00087
SNA0825
S. R. Janakiraman
C
V
M
H
1928
CVM
Y
Y
P02464
SNA0059
Asa Singh Mastana
O
O
M
H
1928
1999
Folk Music, Punjab
Y
Y
P02670
SNA1080
Vijay Tendulkar
O
O
M
H
1928
2008
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P02698
SNA1011
Tarun Roy
O
O
M
H
1928
1988
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02032
SNA0498
Lalgudi M. Swaminathan
O
O
M
H
1928
Tevram(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02254
SNA0216
Dhondutai L Kulkarni
H
V
F
H
1927
HVM
Y
P00450
SNA0735
R. Sathyanarayana
O
O
M
H
1927
Scholarship In Performing Arts
Y
P02203
SNA0444
Kidangoor Rama Chakyar
O
O
M
H
1927
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
P02478
SNA0669
P. K. Narayanan Nambiar
O
O
M
H
1927
Mizhavu(Kelara)
Y
Y
P02770
SNA0124
Bhubaneswar Misra
O
O
M
H
1927
1993
Odissi Music(Orissa)
Y
P01193
SNA0231
Dwijen Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1927
Rabindrasangeet(West Bengal)
Y
Y
P00418
SNA1060
Vanraj Bhatia
O
O
M
H
1927
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
P02834
SNA0233
E. Joychandra Singh
O
O
M
H
1927
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P00024
SNA0221
Dinkar Kaikini
H
V
M
H
1927
2010
HVM
Y
P02439
SNA0581
Mohammad Subhan Bhagat
O
O
M
H
1927
1993
Bhand Pather(Kashmir)
Y
P06080
SNA0040
Anant Lal
H
I
M
H
1927
2011
HIM
shehnai
Y