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.
P02545
SNA1067
Vechoor Thankamony Pillai
O
O
M
H
1910
Thullal(Kerala)
Y
P02570
SNA0441
Khayyam (Mohammad Zahoor Hashimi)
O
O
M
M
1927
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
Y
P02583
SNA0049
Annavarapu Ramaswamy
C
I
M
H
1926
CIM
violin
Y
P06212
SNA0114
Bhajan Sopori
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
santoor
Y
Y
P02618
SNA0927
Sripada Pinakpani
C
V
M
H
1913
CVM
Y
Y
P02632
SNA0394
Kalamandalam Sivan Nambootiri
O
O
M
H
1950
Kutiyattam
Y
P06648
SNA1100
Yella Venka Teswara Rao
C
I
M
H
1944
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
P02671
SNA0117
Bhanu Bharti
O
O
M
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P01138
SNA1147
R. C. Mehta
O
O
M
H
1918
Y
Y
P02743
SNA1053
V. Ramamurty
O
O
M
H
1935
Lighting(Allied Theatre Arts)
Y
P02807
SNA0002
A. Kanyakumari
C
I
F
H
1951
CIM
violin
Y
P02846
SNA1015
Th. Chaotombi Singh
O
O
M
H
1949
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02872
SNA0941
Sulabha Deshpande
O
O
F
H
1937
Acting(Marathi / Hindi)
Y
P02885
SNA1192
Ojas Adhiya
H
I
M
HIM
tabla
P02896
SNA0804
Rita Ganguly
H
V
F
H
1940
HVM
Y
Y
P02906
SNA0983
T. S. Subramanyam
C
V
M
H
1929
CVM
Y
P00240
SNA1040
Uma Sharma
O
O
F
H
1942
Kathak
Y
Y
Y
P02985
SNA0550
Malabika Mitra
O
O
F
H
1956
Kathak
Y
P02998
SNA0960
Suryamukhi Devi
O
O
F
H
1946
Manipuri Dance
Y
P03012
SNA0935
Sudakshina Sarma
O
O
F
H
1934
Jyoti Sangeet(Assam)
Y(joint)
P03026
SNA1177
Ashwin Anand
C
I
M
H
CIM
veena
P03039
SNA0442
Khirod Khakhlari
O
O
M
H
1926
Bodo Dance And Music(Assam)
Y
P03053
SNA0102
Banashree Rao
O
O
F
H
1954
Kuchipudi Dance
Y(joint)
P00220
SNA0879
Shamim Ahmed Khan
H
I
M
M
1938
HIM
sitar
Y
P02032
SNA0498
Lalgudi M. Swaminathan
O
O
M
H
1928
Tevram(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02045
SNA0688
Pusumarthy Rattaiah Sharma
O
O
M
H
1940
Kuchiudi Dance
Y
P06027
SNA0899
Shiv Kumar Sharma
H
I
M
H
1938
HIM
santoor
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02108
SNA0325
Indira Parthasarathy
O
O
M
H
1930
Playwriting(Tamil)
Y
Y
P02121
SNA0588
Mohit Chattopadhyaya
O
O
M
H
1934
Playwriting(Bengali)
Y
P02136
SNA0142
C. R. Simha
O
O
M
H
1942
Acting(Kannada)
Y
P02149
SNA0858
Satish Anand
O
O
M
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02163
SNA1044
Urmil Kumar Thpaliyal
O
O
M
H
1943
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02254
SNA0216
Dhondutai L Kulkarni
H
V
F
H
1927
HVM
Y
P02276
SNA0880
Shankar Ghose
H
I
M
H
1935
HIM
tabla
Y
P00229
SNA0938
Sudharani Raghupathy
O
O
M
H
1944
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02298
SNA0689
Pasumarthy Venugopala Krishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchiudi Dance
Y
P00149
SNA0269
Ghana Kanta Bora
O
O
M
H
1950
Sattriya Dance
Y
P02363
SNA0599
Munna Lal Shukla
O
O
M
H
1943
Kathak
Y
P02404
SNA0493
Lakshman Das
O
O
M
H
1946
Harikatha(Karnataka)
Y
P02420
SNA1247
Peravali Jaya Bhaskar
C
I
H
CIM
mridangam
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
P02024
SNA1295
Hashmat Ali Khan
H
I
M
M
HIM
tabla
Y
P02046
SNA1030
Tulsidas Vasant Borkar
H
I
M
1934
HIM
harmonium
Y
Y
P02058
SNA1278
Brij Narayan
H
I
M
H
HIM
sarod
Y
P02080
SNA0042
Anant Gopal Shinde
O
O
M
H
1929
Make-Up(Theatre)
Y
P02093
SNA0770
Ram Ashish Pathak
H
I
M
H
1937
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
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