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.
P02490
SNA1229
Ashwani Shankar
H
I
M
H
HIM
shehnai
P02520
SNA1031
U. K. Kunjirama Panicker
O
O
M
H
1926
Theyyam(Kerala)
Y
P02657
SNA0615
N. C. Thakur
O
O
M
H
1917
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02715
SNA0333
Jagannath Behera
O
O
M
H
1926
Pala(Orissa)
Y
P02757
SNA0313
Heisnam Kanhailal
O
O
M
H
1941
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P00450
SNA0735
R. Sathyanarayana
O
O
M
H
1927
Scholarship In Performing Arts
Y
P02794
SNA0943
Sulochana Brahaspati
H
V
F
H
1937
HVM
Y
P02808
SNA0641
Neeta Mohindra
O
O
F
H
1962
Acting
Y
P02822
SNA0917
Sobha Naidu
O
O
F
H
1956
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
Y
P02858
SNA0987
T. C. Sundaramoorthy
O
O
M
H
1917
Folk & Traditional Dance Music(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02897
SNA1232
V. Balaji
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02907
SNA1224
Embar Kannan
C
I
M
H
CIM
violin
P02921
SNA0145
C. Saroja
C
V
F
H
1936
CVM
Y(joint)
P02932
SNA0440
Khaled Choudhury
O
O
M
H
1919
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02944
SNA0648
Niranjan Goswami
O
O
M
H
1949
Acting(Mime)
Y
Y
P02959
SNA0611
N. Krishnamoorthy
O
O
M
H
1951
Stageceaft(Theatre)
Y
P00114
SNA0019
Alarmel Valli
O
O
F
H
1956
Baratanatyyam
Y
Y
Y
P02986
SNA1238
V.Sumitra
C
V
F
H
CVM
P00242
SNA1093
Y. Ranjana Devi
O
O
F
H
1947
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
P03013
SNA0709
Prathibha Prahlad
O
O
F
H
1963
Bharatanatyam
Y
P03027
SNA1308
K. V. Prasad
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
Y
P03054
SNA1092
Y. Gambhini Devi
O
O
F
H
1945
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
Y
P02008
SNA0007
Abdul Rashid Khan
H
V
M
M
1908
HVM
Y
P06301
SNA0795
Rashid Khan
H
V
M
M
1966
HVM
Y
Y
P02033
SNA1296
Dhruba Jyoti Ghosh
H
I
M
H
HIM
sarangi
Y
P02059
SNA0292
Gurcharan Singh Chani
O
O
M
H
1951
Community Theatre(Punjab)
Y
Y
P02081
SNA0389
Kalamandalam Kuttan
O
O
M
H
1938
Kathakali
Y
P02094
SNA0141
C. Lalitha
C
V
F
H
1938
CVM
Y(joint)
P02122
SNA0718
Puran Bhatt
O
O
M
H
1952
Kathputlimaking(Rajasthan)
Y
P06079
SNA0225
Dulal Roy
O
O
M
H
1943
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02164
SNA0515
M. V. Narasimhachari
O
O
M
H
1942
Kuchipudi
Y(joint)
P02203
SNA0444
Kidangoor Rama Chakyar
O
O
M
H
1927
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
P02312
SNA0566
Mannargudi A. Eswaran
C
I
M
H
1947
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02323
SNA0270
Ghulam Mohammad
O
O
M
M
1933
Dogri Folk Music(Jammu & Kashmir)
Y
P02377
SNA1170
Zubin Mehta
O
O
M
H
1936
Y
Y
P02405
SNA0715
Probir Guha
O
O
M
H
1948
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02436
SNA1064
Vasundhara Komkali
H
V
F
H
1931
HVM
Y
Y
P02478
SNA0669
P. K. Narayanan Nambiar
O
O
M
H
1927
Mizhavu(Kelara)
Y
Y
P02491
SNA1045
Urmil Nagar
O
O
F
H
1945
Kathak
Y
P02506
SNA0887
Shanti Jain
O
O
F
O
1946
Folk Music(Bihar)
Y
P00052
SNA0479
L. K. Pandit
H
V
M
H
1934
HVM
Y
P06252
SNA0707
Prapancham Sita Ram
C
I
M
H
1942
CIM
flute
Y
P02584
SNA0238
Fatehkrishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
Rasleela(Uttar Pradesh)
Y(joint)
P02596
SNA0181
D. Pasupathy
C
V
M
H
1931
CVM
Y
P02620
SNA1208
B. C. Manjunath
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02701
SNA0340
Jatin Goswami
O
O
M
H
1933
Sattiya Dance
Y
Y
P02731
SNA0131
Birabar Sahoo
O
O
M
H
1930
Gotipua Dance(Orissa)
Y
P00468
SNA1275
Krishna Bisht
H
V
M
H
HVM
Y
P02809
SNA0793
Ranjana Gauhar
O
O
F
H
1949
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
P02874
SNA1225
G. Guru Prasanna
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02887
SNA0877
Shkuntala Nagarkar
O
O
F
H
1960
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P02898
SNA1256
S. Karthick
C
I
CIM
ghatam
P02908
SNA1283
Mamalam M.K. Siva
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P00170
SNA0451
Komik Khongjirem
O
O
M
O
1950
Folk Music(Meghalaya)
Y
P02945
SNA1101
Yog Sunder Desai
O
O
M
H
1921
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02972
SNA0266
Geeta Mahalik
O
O
F
H
1948
Odissi Dance
Y
P00174
SNA0473
Kumudini Lakhia
O
O
F
H
1930
Kathak
Y
Y
Y
P02999
SNA0074
B. Jayashree
O
O
F
H
1950
Acting(Kannada)
Y
P03014
SNA0551
Malavika Sarukkai
O
O
F
H
1959
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P06017
SNA0447
Kishori Amonkar
H
V
F
H
1931
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P01193
SNA0231
Dwijen Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1927
Rabindrasangeet(West Bengal)
Y
Y
P00001
SNA0005
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan
H
I
M
M
1987
HIM
sitar
Y
Y
Y
P06684
SNA1195
Sabir Khan
H
I
M
M
1978
HIM
sarangi
P02026
SNA0064
Ashok Sagar Bhagat
O
O
M
H
1957
Stage Lighuting(Theate)
Y
P02034
SNA0411
Kanhal Lal Maharana
O
O
M
H
1933
Chhau Mask-Making(Jharkhand)
Y
P00142
SNA0193
Damodar Keshav Datar
H
I
M
H
1932
HIM
violin
Y
Y
P02072
SNA0460
Krishna Ram Choudhary
H
I
M
H
1936
HIM
shehnai
Y
P02151
SNA0303
Hanz Raj Hans
O
O
M
H
1962
Folk Music(Punjub)
Y
Y
P02165
SNA0620
Nagai R. Muralidharan
C
I
M
H
1958
CIM
violin
Y
P02180
SNA1134
Kapila Vatsyayan
O
O
F
H
1928
Y
Y
Y
P02204
SNA0767
Rajendra Kumar Gangani
O
O
M
H
1966
Kathak
Y
P06100
SNA1085
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
O
O
M
H
1952
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
Y
P02245
SNA0226
Durga Charan Ranbir
O
O
M
H
1951
Odissi Dance
Y
P02299
SNA0087
Babubhai Girdharji Ranpura
O
O
M
H
1943
Folk Music(Gujarat)
Y
P00190
SNA0654
Nokot Khriam
O
O
M
O
1944
Instrumenmaking(Meghalaya)
Y
P02335
SNA0381
Kajal Ghosh
O
O
M
H
1953
Thetre Music
Y
P00418
SNA1060
Vanraj Bhatia
O
O
M
H
1927
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
P02393
SNA0180
Chukka Satthiah
O
O
M
H
1936
Oggu Katha(Andhra Pradesh)
Y
P02406
SNA0730
R. Nagesh
O
O
M
H
1943
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02437
SNA0348
Josyula Krishna Murthy
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchipudi Bhagavatha Maddalla (Dance Music)
Y
P00093
SNA0882
Shanmugasundaram Pillai
C
I
M
H
1920
CIM
thavil
Y
P02492
SNA0050
Anuradha Kapur
O
O
F
H
1951
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02507
SNA1038
Uma Rama Rao
O
O
F
H
1938
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P02522
SNA0310
Haridi Rama Ganiga
O
O
M
H
1902
Yakshagana(Karnataka)
Y
P02535
SNA1287
Nayan Ghosh
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
Y
P02547
SNA0362
K. Sankarankutty Panicker
O
O
M
H
1908
Kathakali
Y
P00216
SNA0846
Sangameshwar Gurav
H
V
M
H
1931
HVM
Y
P00206
SNA0642
Nelliyodu Vesudevan Namboodiri
O
O
M
H
1940
Kathakali
Y
P02674
SNA0405
Kamal Tewari
O
O
M
H
1947
Theatre Music
Y
P02687
SNA0773
Ram Gopal Bajaj
O
O
M
H
1940
Overall Contribution To Thatre
Y
Y
P02732
SNA0182
D. S. Aiyyelu
O
O
M
H
1930
Dance Costume
Y