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.
P02784
SNA1139
M. Kirupanandawari
O
O
M
H
1906
1933
Y
P00113
SNA0021
Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan
H
I
M
M
1939
HIM
shenai
Y
P02041
SNA0817
S. Natarajan
O
O
M
H
1943
Bhagavatamela(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02157
SNA0454
Kottakkal Chandrasekharan
O
O
M
H
1945
Kathakali
Y
P02172
SNA1082
Vilayat Khan Ragi
O
O
M
M
1920
Dhadi Folk Music(Punjab)
Y
P02186
SNA0700
Prabhat Kumar Bhattacharya
O
O
M
H
1932
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02224
SNA0722
Purisai N. Subramaniya Thambiran
O
O
M
H
1933
Therukoothu(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P00226
SNA0920
Sonam Tshering Lepcha
O
O
M
O
1928
Folk Music(Sikkim)
Y
Y
P02328
SNA0546
Mahendra Kumar
O
O
M
H
1949
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
P06293
SNA1259
Lalith J. Rao
H
V
F
H
HVM
Y
P02486
SNA0693
Phanjoubam Iboton Singh
O
O
M
H
1951
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02530
SNA0201
Daya Prakash Sinha
O
O
M
H
1935
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
Y
P02553
SNA0782
Ramcharan Nirmalkar
O
O
M
H
1927
Acting
Y
P02566
SNA0403
Kalyanapuram R. Aravamudan
O
O
M
H
1935
Hari Katha(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02601
SNA0769
Rajkumar Bhogen Singh
O
O
M
H
1958
Acting(Manipuri)
Y
P02628
SNA1214
H. N. Bhaskar
H
I
H
HIM
violin
P02640
SNA0532
M. V. Simhachala Sastry
O
O
M
H
1968
Harikatha
Y
P02666
SNA0379
Kadri Gopalnath
C
I
M
H
1950
CIM
saxophone
Y
Y
P02682
SNA0438
Khagen Mahanta
O
O
M
H
1942
Folk Music(Assam)
Y
P02694
SNA0583
Mohan Agashe
O
O
M
H
1947
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P02709
SNA0951
Surendra Verma
O
O
M
H
1941
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02725
SNA0956
Suresh Dutta
O
O
M
H
1938
Puppetry
Y
Y
P02739
SNA0359
K. Mangi Singh
O
O
M
H
1926
Pena Music(Manipur)
Y
Y
P02765
SNA0169
Chimanlal A. Naik
O
O
M
H
1925
Bhavai Theater(Gujarat)
Y
P06308
SNA0613
N. Rajam
C
I
F
H
1939
CIM
violin
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02816
SNA0556
Mangi Bai
O
O
F
H
1935
Teratali(Rajasthan)
Y
P00222
SNA0892
Sharda Sinha
O
O
F
H
1953
Folk Music(Bihar)
Y
Y
P02853
SNA0933
Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
O
O
F
H
1948
Bharatanatyam
Y
P00084
SNA0791
Ranganayaki Rajagopalan
C
I
F
H
1932
CIM
veena
Y
P02928
SNA0220
Dinesh Thakur
O
O
M
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02954
SNA0861
Satya Dev Dubey
O
O
M
H
1936
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P00173
SNA0472
Kumkum Mohanty
O
O
F
H
1946
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
P02980
SNA0913
N. Neela
C
I
F
H
1940
CIM
flute
Y(joint)
Y
P03007
SNA1217
Punya Srinivas
C
I
H
CIM
veena
P03022
SNA0974
T. Chandrakanthamma
O
O
F
H
1896
Bharatanatyam
Y
P03035
SNA0075
B. Krishnamoorthi
C
V
M
H
1932
CVM
Y
P05933
SNA0561
Manilal Nag
H
I
M
H
1939
HIM
sitar
Y
P06013
SNA0754
Raghunath Seth
H
I
M
H
1931
HIM
flute
Y
P02089
SNA1202
A Vijay Karthikeyan
C
I
M
H
CIM
nagaswaram
P02103
SNA0948
Sunil Kothari
O
O
M
H
1933
Overall Contribution To Dance
Y
Y
P00123
SNA0052
Arghya Sen
O
O
M
H
1935
Pabindrasangeet(West Bengal)
Y
P02173
SNA1055
V. P. Dhananjayan
O
O
M
H
1939
Bharatanatyam
Y(joint)
P05992
SNA0762
Rajan Mishra
H
V
M
H
1951
HVM
Y(joint)
Y
P00178
SNA0499
Lalit Chandra Ojha
O
O
M
H
1923
Ojapali And Deodhani Dance(Assam)
Y
P02262
SNA0168
Chidambaram S. Jayaraman
O
O
M
H
1920
Creative Music
Y
P02284
SNA0358
K. Karunakaran Nayar
O
O
M
H
1928
Kathakali
Y
P00245
SNA1107
Zia Fariduddin Dagar
H
V
M
M
1932
HVM
Y
P02329
SNA0701
Prabhat Sharma
O
O
M
H
1935
Traditional & Folk Music(Assam)
Y
P02358
SNA0585
Mohan Maharishi
O
O
M
H
1940
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02371
SNA0766
Rajen Pam
O
O
M
H
1930
Tribal Music(Assam)
Y
P02386
SNA1285
Nath Narelkar
H
V
M
H
HVM
Y
P02415
SNA0865
Satyaram Reang
O
O
M
H
1943
Folk Dance & Music(Tripura)
Y
P02431
SNA0855
Saroja Vaidyanathan
O
O
F
H
1937
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02446
SNA0664
P. K. Govindan Nambiar
O
O
M
H
1928
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
P02461
SNA0101
Banamali Maharana
O
O
M
H
1941
Odissi Music(Orissa)
Y
P02501
SNA0396
Kalamandalam V. Sathyabhama
O
O
F
H
1937
Mohinattam
Y
P02515
SNA0661
Ongole N. Rangaiah
C
I
M
H
1937
CIM
nagawaswaram
Y
P02531
SNA0779
Ramani Ranjan Jena
O
O
M
H
1941
Odissi Dance
Y
P00163
SNA0356
K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai
O
O
M
H
1932
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02554
SNA0894
Shashandhar Acharya
O
O
M
H
1960
Chhau Dance(Seraikella)
Y
P02580
SNA0458
Krishna Chandra Sahu
O
O
M
H
1937
Prahlad Natak(Orissa)
Y
P02602
SNA1102
Yumnam Rajendra Singh
O
O
M
H
1953
Playwriting(Manipuri)
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
P00203
SNA0483
L. Subramaniam
O
O
M
H
1947
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
Y
Y
P02710
SNA1016
S. Thanil Singh
O
O
M
H
1946
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
Y
P02740
SNA0419
Kartar Singh
O
O
M
H
1928
Gurbani (Punjab)
Y
P02752
SNA1210
Anirudh Athreya
C
I
H
CIM
kanjeera
P06544
SNA0416
Karaikudi R. Mani
C
I
M
H
1945
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02778
SNA1187
K.V. Gopalakrishnan
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02803
SNA0792
Rani Karnaa
O
O
F
H
1939
Kathak
Y
P02817
SNA0575
Maya Rao
O
O
F
H
1928
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02829
SNA0923
Sova Sen
O
O
F
H
1923
Acting(Bengali)
Y
P02868
SNA1279
R. N. Thyagarajan
C
V
M
H
CVM
Y(joint)
P05977
SNA0552
Malini Rajurkar
H
V
F
H
1941
HVM
Y
P00097
SNA0982
T. R. Kamala Murthy
O
O
F
H
1932
Hari Katha(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02917
SNA0390
Kalamandalam Leelama
O
O
F
H
1952
Mahiniattam
Y
P02981
SNA1028
Tseshu Lhamo
O
O
F
O
1935
Folk Music(Ladakh)
Y
P03023
SNA1090
Vyjayanthimala Bali
O
O
F
H
1933
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02021
SNA0543
Maguni Charan Kuanr
O
O
M
H
1937
Kandhei Nach(Orissa)
Y
P06142
SNA0058
Arvind Parikh
H
I
M
H
1927
HIM
sitar
Y
Y
P06309
SNA0099
Balwant Rai Bhatt
H
V
M
H
1921
HVM
Y
Y
P06640
SNA0468
Kumar Bose
H
I
M
H
1954
HIM
tabla
Y
P02090
SNA0213
Dharamapuram P. Swaminathan
O
O
M
H
1927
Thevaram(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02213
SNA0961
Suhil Kumar Saxena
O
O
M
H
1921
Scholarshioin Performing Arts
Y
Y
Y
P02226
SNA0159
Chandrasekhar B. Kambar
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
Y
P02239
SNA1280
Radha Reddi
C
V
F
H
CVM
Y(joint)
Y(joint)
Y(joint)
P00210
SNA0765
Rajeev Taranath
H
I
M
H
1932
HIM
sarod
Y