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.
P02334
SNA0321
Ibopishak Sharma
O
O
M
H
1917
2000
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02462
SNA0320
Hiren Bhattcharya
O
O
M
H
1926
2009
Puppetry
Y
P05928
SNA0319
Hirabai Barodekar
H
V
F
H
1905
1989
HVM
Y
Y
P02826
SNA0318
Hilda Mit Lepcha
O
O
F
O
1956
Lepcha Music(Sikkim)
Y
P02350
SNA0317
Het Ram Tanwar
O
O
M
H
1932
Folk Music(Himachal Pradesh)
Y
P02428
SNA0316
Hermamot Meitei Leitanthem
O
O
M
O
1932
Thang-Ta(Manipur)
Y
P02563
SNA0315
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
O
O
M
H
1920
1989
Creative & Experimental Music
Y
P00155
SNA0314
Hemanta Jamatia
O
O
M
H
1954
Folk Music, Tripura
Y
P02757
SNA0313
Heisnam Kanhailal
O
O
M
H
1941
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02859
SNA0312
Harimadhab Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1941
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02359
SNA0311
Haridwaramangalam A.K. Palanivel
C
I
M
H
1948
CIM
thavil
Y
Y
P02522
SNA0310
Haridi Rama Ganiga
O
O
M
H
1902
Yakshagana(Karnataka)
Y
P00153
SNA0309
Hari Uppal
O
O
M
H
1926
2011
Folk Dance(Bhar)
Y
Y
P00038
SNA0308
Hari Prashad Chaurasia
H
I
M
H
1938
HIM
flute
Y
Y
Y
Y
P00152
SNA0307
Harekrishna Behera
O
O
M
H
1938
Odissi Dance
Y
P02257
SNA0306
Harbhajan Singh Namdhari
O
O
M
H
1945
Gurbani Kirtan(Punjab)
Y
P02845
SNA0305
Haobam Atomba Singh
O
O
M
H
1873
1975
Manipuri Dance
Y
P00037
SNA0304
Hanuman Prasad Mishra
H
I
M
H
1914
1999
HIM
sarangi
Y
P02151
SNA0303
Hanz Raj Hans
O
O
M
H
1962
Folk Music(Punjub)
Y
Y
P06213
SNA0302
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
I
M
M
1888
1972
HIM
sarood
Y
Y
Y
P05949
SNA0301
Hafeez Ahmad Khan
H
V
M
M
1926
2006
HVM
Y
Y
P02692
SNA0300
Habib Tanvir
O
O
M
M
1923
2009
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02552
SNA0299
H. S. Shiva Prakash
O
O
M
H
1954
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
P00167
SNA0298
H. R. Keshava Murthy
O
O
M
H
1920
2006
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02673
SNA0297
H. V. Sharma
O
O
M
H
1921
2011
Stagecraft(Theatre)
Y
P03000
SNA0296
Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi
O
O
F
H
1924
Manipuri Ras
Y
P00162
SNA0295
H. Kaibuaia
O
O
M
O
1919
2008
Folk Musix(Mizoram)
Y
P00035
SNA0294
Guruvayur Dorai
C
I
M
H
1935
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02736
SNA0293
Gursharan Singh
O
O
M
H
1929
2011
Playeriting(Punjab)
Y
Y
P02059
SNA0292
Gurcharan Singh Chani
O
O
M
H
1951
Community Theatre(Punjab)
Y
Y
P02470
SNA0291
Ghulam Hassan Sofi
O
O
M
M
1938
2009
Folk Music(Kahmir)
Y
P02179
SNA0290
Gulab Bai
O
O
F
H
1920
1996
Nautanki(Uttar Pradesh)
Y
Y
P00151
SNA0289
Gul Bardhan
O
O
M
H
1928
2010
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
Y
P00132
SNA0288
Gudalur N. Balasubramaniumi
O
O
M
H
1910
1965
Carnatic Music(Vocal)
Y
P00151
SNA0287
Gubbi H. Veeranna
O
O
M
H
1890
1972
Acting(Kannada)
Y
Y
P02049
SNA0286
Govind Rao Burhanpurkar
H
I
M
H
1885
1957
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
P02467
SNA0285
Goverdhan Panchal
O
O
M
H
1913
1996
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
P02536
SNA0284
Goverdhan Mishra
H
V
M
H
1941
HVM
Y
P02057
SNA0283
Guru Gopinath
O
O
M
H
1903
1987
Kathakali Dance
Y
P02076
SNA0282
Gopaldas Panse
H
I
M
H
1920
2005
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
P00034
SNA0281
Gopal Misra
H
I
M
H
1921
1977
HIM
sarangi
Y
P00033
SNA0280
Gopal Krishnan
C
I
M
H
1926
2004
CIM
vichitra veena
Y
P02036
SNA0279
Gopal Govind Pathak
O
O
M
H
1899
1974
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02327
SNA0278
Gopal Chhotray
O
O
M
H
1916
2003
Playwriting(Oriya)
Y
Y
P02678
SNA0277
Girish Karnad
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
Y
Y
Y
P03040
SNA0276
Girish Chowdhury
O
O
M
H
1921
2004
Acting(Assamese)
Y
P02680
SNA0275
Giriraj Prasad
O
O
M
H
1920
2008
Nautanki
Y
P00032
SNA0274
Girja Devi
H
V
F
H
1929
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02259
SNA0272
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaf
O
O
M
M
1908
1996
Sufiana Kalam (Jammu & Kashimir)
Y
P02258
SNA0271
Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz
O
O
M
M
1940
Sufiana Kalam (Jammu & Kashimir)
Y
P02323
SNA0270
Ghulam Mohammad
O
O
M
M
1933
Dogri Folk Music(Jammu & Kashmir)
Y
P00149
SNA0269
Ghana Kanta Bora
O
O
M
H
1950
Sattriya Dance
Y
P02930
SNA0268
Geoffrey Kendal
O
O
M
H
1909
1998
Direction(Theatre)
Y(joint)
P02508
SNA0267
Geetanjali Lal
O
O
F
H
1948
Kathak
Y
P02972
SNA0266
Geeta Mahalik
O
O
F
H
1948
Odissi Dance
Y
P02992
SNA0265
Geeta Dey
O
O
F
H
1931
2011
Acting
Y
P00147
SNA0264
Gavari Devi
O
O
F
H
1921
1988
Folk Music, Rajasthan
Y
P02279
SNA0263
Gautam Bhattacharaya
O
O
M
H
1955
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P00148
SNA0262
Gauri Shankar Devilal Kathak
O
O
M
H
1918
1992
Kathak
Y
P02978
SNA0261
Gorima Hazarika
O
O
F
H
1939
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P05991
SNA0260
Gangubai Hangal
H
V
F
H
1913
2009
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02170
SNA0259
Gangadhar Pradhan
O
O
M
H
1948
2010
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
P00134
SNA0258
Ganesh Ramachandra Behere
H
V
M
H
1890
1965
HVM
Y
P02249
SNA0257
Ganesh Govind Bodas
O
O
M
H
1880
1965
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02643
SNA0256
Ganapat Sakharam Masege
O
O
M
H
1958
Kalasutri Bahulya Puppetry(Maharashtra)
Y
P02266
SNA0255
Ganakanta Dutta Borbayan
O
O
M
H
1934
2010
Sattriya Dance
Y
P02513
SNA0254
Gambhir Singh Mura
O
O
M
H
1930
2002
Chhau Dance(Purulia)
Y
Y
P06726
SNA0253
Gajananrao Joshi
H
I
M
H
1991
1987
HIM
violin
Y
P02705
SNA0252
Gajanan Verma
O
O
M
H
1926
Folk Music(Rajasthan)
Y
P02780
SNA0251
Gajan D. Madgulkar
O
O
M
H
1919
1977
Screenplay(Film)
Y
P00029
SNA0250
Gahan Chandra Goswami
O
O
M
H
1900
1979
Ankia Nat, Assam
Y
P02938
SNA0249
G. P. Deshpande
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02414
SNA0248
G. N. Dasgupta
O
O
M
H
1936
2001
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P02720
SNA0247
G. B. Joshi
O
O
M
H
1904
1993
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
P02043
SNA0246
G. Swaminathan
O
O
M
H
1918
1995
Bhagavatmela, Tamil Nadu
Y
P02844
SNA0245
G. Shankara Pillai
O
O
M
H
1930
1989
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P06509
SNA0244
G. Harishankar
C
I
M
H
1958
2002
CIM
kanjira
Y
P02309
SNA0243
G. Gourkishore Sharma
O
O
M
H
1936
Martial Arts(Manipuri)
Y
Y
P02953
SNA0242
Fritz Bennewitz
O
O
M
O
1926
1995
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P00028
SNA0241
Firoz B. Dastur
H
V
M
M
1919
2008
HVM
Y
P00146
SNA0240
Fida Hussain
O
O
M
M
1899
1999
Acting(Hindi)
Y
P02825
SNA0239
Fida Bai Merkem
O
O
F
M
1945
Nacha(Madhya Pradesh)
Y
P02584
SNA0238
Fatehkrishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
Rasleela(Uttar Pradesh)
Y(joint)
P02957
SNA0237
Emerson Thanghiew
O
O
M
O
1929
Traditional Dance(Meghalaya)
Y
P00027
SNA0236
Emani Sankara Sastri
C
I
M
H
1921
1987
CIM
veena
Y
P02642
SNA0235
Elamgbam Chaobhal Singh
O
O
M
H
1953
Duhar Cholam, Natasankirtan(Manipur)
Y
P02388
SNA0234
Ebrahim Alkazi
O
O
M
M
1925
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02834
SNA0233
E. Joychandra Singh
O
O
M
H
1927
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02400
SNA0232
E. Gayathri
H
I
F
H
1959
HIM
veena
Y
P01193
SNA0231
Dwijen Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1927
Rabindrasangeet(West Bengal)
Y
Y
P00145
SNA0230
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
C
I
M
H
1893
1964
CIM
violin
Y
Y
P02577
SNA0229
Durlav Chandra Singh
O
O
M
H
1917
Odissi Dance
Y
P00130
SNA0228
Durga Lal
O
O
M
H
1948
1990
Kathak
Y
P02119
SNA0227
Durga Khote
O
O
M
H
1905
1991
Acting(Film)
Y
Y
P02245
SNA0226
Durga Charan Ranbir
O
O
M
H
1951
Odissi Dance
Y
P06079
SNA0225
Dulal Roy
O
O
M
H
1943
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P00026
SNA0224
Doreswamy V. Iyengar
C
I
M
H
1920
1997
CIM
veena
Y
P00025
SNA0223
Domada Chittiabbayi
C
I
M
H
1933
2002
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P02598
SNA0222
Dolly Ahluwalia Tewari
O
O
F
H
1957
Costume Design(Theatre)
Y