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.
P02889
SNA0176
Chitra Visweswaran
O
O
F
H
1950
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02900
SNA0476
L. Bino Devi
O
O
F
H
1954
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02911
SNA0863
Satyabhamabi Pandharpurkar
O
O
F
H
1937
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P02935
SNA0963
Swadesh Deepak
O
O
M
H
1942
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02948
SNA0626
Naren Gurung
O
O
M
H
1954
Folk Music & Dance( Sikkim)
Y
P02963
SNA1047
Uttara Asha Coorlawala
O
O
F
H
1945
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02975
SNA0459
Krishna Kumari
O
O
F
H
1949
Bhakha Folk Music(Jammu & Kashmir)
Y
P02989
SNA1019
Thokchom Brindasabi Devi
O
O
F
H
1934
Gourandaleela(Manipur)
Y
P03001
SNA0609
N. Ibemni Devi
O
O
F
O
1926
Khongjom Parba(Manipur)
Y
P03016
SNA0516
M. Vasanthalakshmi
O
O
F
H
1954
Kuchipudi
Y(joint)
P03043
SNA0574
Maya Krishna Rao
O
O
F
H
1953
Acting(Theatre)
Y
P03057
SNA1095
Yamini Krishnamurti
O
O
F
H
1942
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02037
SNA0070
Atul Desai
O
O
M
H
1934
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02050
SNA0120
Bhavani Shankar
H
I
M
H
1956
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
P06689
SNA0008
Abhay Narayan Mallick
H
V
M
H
1937
HVM
Y
P06507
SNA0800
Ravi Shankar
H
I
M
H
1920
HIM
sitar
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02098
SNA0195
Dandamudi Sumathi Mohan Rao
C
I
F
H
1950
CIM
muridangam
Y
P02112
SNA0637
Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi
O
O
M
M
1965
Qawwali
Y(joint)
P02139
SNA1057
V. T. Arabindaksha Menon
O
O
M
H
1921
Acting(Malayalam)
Y
P02168
SNA0818
S. R. D. Vaidyanathan
C
I
M
H
1929
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P00074
SNA0681
Pandit Jasraj
H
V
M
H
1930
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02207
SNA0571
Markand Jashbhai Bhatt
O
O
M
H
1929
Acting
Y
P02221
SNA1059
Valayapattia R. Subramaniam
C
I
M
H
1941
CIM
thavil
Y
Y
P02247
SNA0164
Chhabi Bandopadhyay
O
O
M
H
1926
Kirtan(West Bengal)
Y
P02279
SNA0263
Gautam Bhattacharaya
O
O
M
H
1955
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P02291
SNA0024
Ali Mohammed Sheikh
O
O
M
M
1934
Folk Music(Kashmir)
Y
P00919
SNA0538
Madras A. Kannan
C
I
M
H
1920
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02366
SNA0331
Jabbar Patel
O
O
M
H
1942
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02380
SNA0382
Kala Krishna
O
O
M
H
1951
Andhranatyam
Y
P02425
SNA0799
Ratnakar Ramkrishna Matkari
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02440
SNA1061
Varadrao Kamalakar Rao
C
I
M
H
1937
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02510
SNA0355
K. Kaladharan Nair
O
O
M
H
1950
Acting
Y
P02550
SNA0126
Bibhash Chakraborty
O
O
M
H
1937
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02562
SNA1193
Himanshu Mahant
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
P02574
SNA1179
B Shree Sundar Kumar
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02610
SNA0883
Shanta Dhananjayan
O
O
F
H
1943
Bharatanatyam
Y(joint)
Y
P00241
SNA1075
Venmpati Chinna Satyam
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
Y
Y
P02661
SNA0204
Debasis Majumdar
O
O
M
H
1950
Playwriting(Bengali)
Y
P02677
SNA1051
V. K. Sharma
O
O
M
H
1949
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02690
SNA0710
Pratibha Agrawal
O
O
M
H
1930
Overall Contribution To Thatre
Y
P00007
SNA0048
Annapurna Devi
H
I
F
H
1929
HIM
surbahar
Y
Y
P02734
SNA0768
Rajinder Nath
O
O
M
H
1935
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02773
SNA0972
T. Bhakravatsalam
C
I
M
H
1959
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02786
SNA0197
Daryao Singh Malik
O
O
M
H
1938
Folk Theatre(Haryana)
Y
P02799
SNA0734
R. Rhadha
O
O
F
H
1941
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02813
SNA0553
Mallika Sarabhai
O
O
F
H
1953
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
Y
P00107
SNA1138
Lata Mangeshkar
O
O
F
H
1929
Y
Y
Y
P02836
SNA0922
Soumitra Chatterjee
O
O
M
H
1935
Acting(Bengali)
Y
Y
P02848
SNA1194
Sahana Banerjee
H
I
M
H
HIM
sitar
P00181
SNA0647
Mingombam Madhabi Devi
O
O
F
H
1926
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02976
SNA0537
Madhavi Mudugal
O
O
F
H
1951
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
P02990
SNA1089
Vyjayanthi Kashi
O
O
F
H
1960
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P03002
SNA0854
Sarita Joshi
O
O
F
H
1941
Acting(Gujarat)
Y
P03017
SNA0945
Sunayana Hazarilal
O
O
F
H
1939
Kathak
Y
Y
P03030
SNA1199
Nagai R. Sriram
C
I
M
H
CIM
violin
P06043
SNA0831
Sabri Khan
H
I
M
M
1927
HIM
sarangi
Y
Y
Y
P02086
SNA0166
Chhannu Lal Mishra
H
V
M
H
1936
HVM
Y
P00158
SNA0488
Lachman Singh Seen
H
I
M
H
1927
HIM
tabla
Y
P02183
SNA0400
Kalavati Devi
O
O
F
H
1948
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02195
SNA1277
Kartick Kumar
H
I
M
H
HIM
sitar
Y
P02257
SNA0306
Harbhajan Singh Namdhari
O
O
M
H
1945
Gurbani Kirtan(Punjab)
Y
P02280
SNA0347
Joseph Kaimaparamban
O
O
M
H
1924
Kathaprasangam(Kerala)
Y
P02292
SNA0926
Srinivas G. Kappanna
O
O
M
H
1948
Lightning & Stage Design(Theatre)
Y
P00237
SNA1005
T. T. Ramankutty Nair
O
O
M
H
1925
Kathakali
Y
Y
Y
P02339
SNA0589
Moinul Haque
O
O
M
O
1957
Mime
Y
P02367
SNA0350
Joy Michael
O
O
M
O
1924
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02381
SNA0592
Motilal Kemmu
O
O
M
H
1933
Playwriting(Kashmir)
Y
P02410
SNA1033
U. Shrinivas
C
I
M
H
1969
CIM
mandolin
Y
Y
P02496
SNA0619
Nadira Zaheer Babbar
O
O
F
M
1948
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02511
SNA0694
Pingalashi Gadhavi
O
O
M
H
1914
Folk Music(Gujarat)
Y
P00195
SNA0695
Pithukuli Murugadas
O
O
M
H
1920
Bhajan(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02662
SNA0600
Musafir Bhardwaj
O
O
M
H
1930
Folk Music & Dance(Himachal Pradesh)
Y
P02678
SNA0277
Girish Karnad
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
Y
Y
Y
P00127
SNA0067
Astad Deboo
O
O
M
O
1947
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
Y
P02705
SNA0252
Gajanan Verma
O
O
M
H
1926
Folk Music(Rajasthan)
Y
P02721
SNA0345
Jogesh Dutta
O
O
M
H
1942
Acting(Mime)
Y
P02735
SNA0095
Balappa Yenagi
O
O
M
H
1914
Acting(Kannada)
Y
P02748
SNA0155
Chandatai Jagdishprasad Tiwadi
O
O
F
H
1949
Bharud Theatre(Maharashtra)
Y
P02787
SNA0210
Devendra Raj Ankur
O
O
M
H
1928
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P00208
SNA0671
P. R. Thilagam
O
O
F
H
1926
Kuravanji(Tamil Nadu)
Y
Y
P02814
SNA1071
Veenapani Chawla
O
O
F
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02826
SNA0318
Hilda Mit Lepcha
O
O
F
O
1956
Lepcha Music(Sikkim)
Y
P02003
SNA1097
Yashpaul
H
V
M
1937
HVM
Y
P02879
SNA1098
Yashwant Bua Joshi
H
V
M
H
1927
HVM
Y
P05988
SNA0697
Prabha Atre
H
V
F
H
1932
HVM
Y
Y
Y
P02950
SNA0784
Ramesh Mehta
O
O
M
H
1923
Acting
Y
P02964
SNA0502
Lalthangdala Sailo
O
O
M
H
1933
Playwriting(Mizo)
Y
P02977
SNA0830
Sabitri Heisnam
O
O
F
H
1927
Acting(Manipuri)
Y
Y
P02991
SNA0190
Daksha Sheth
O
O
F
H
1952
Creative And Experiment Dance
Y
P03003
SNA0916
Sitara Devi
O
O
F
H
1922
Katak
Y
Y
Y
P03018
SNA0435
Kesi Narayanaswamy
C
I
F
H
1918
CIM
flute
Y