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.
P02196
SNA1174
Abir Hussain
H
I
M
M
HIM
sarod
P02200
SNA1270
Kala Ramnath
H
I
F
H
HIM
violin
Y
P01443
SNA0194
Dandamudi Rammohan Rao
C
I
M
H
1933
2011
CIM
muridangam
Y
P02221
SNA1059
Valayapattia R. Subramaniam
C
I
M
H
1941
CIM
thavil
Y
Y
P00043
SNA0401
Kalpakam Swaminathan
C
I
F
H
1922
2001
CIM
veena
Y
P02232
SNA0999
T. N. Swaminatha Pillai
C
I
M
H
1899
1961
CIM
flute
Y
P02235
SNA1269
Arvind Mulgaonkar
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
Y
P06033
SNA0790
Ramshankardas Pagaldas
H
I
M
H
1920
1997
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
P02237
SNA0136
Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastri
C
I
M
H
1896
1978
CIM
gottuvadyam
Y
P02256
SNA1178
Sai Giridhar
C
I
H
CIM
mridangam
P02263
SNA0417
Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer
C
I
M
H
1888
1958
CIM
veena
Y
Y
P00101
SNA1042
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
C
I
M
H
1935
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02270
SNA1237
Debopriya Chatterjee
H
I
M
H
HIM
flute
P00022
SNA0205
Debu Chaudhury
H
I
M
H
1935
HIM
sitar
Y
Y
P06143
SNA0071
Ayodhya Prasad
H
I
M
H
1891
1977
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
Y
P06289
SNA0415
Kanthe Maharaj
H
I
M
H
1879
1970
HIM
tabla
Y
P06009
SNA0446
Kishan Maharaj
H
I
M
H
1923
2008
HIM
tabla
Y
Y
Y
Y
P00210
SNA0765
Rajeev Taranath
H
I
M
H
1932
HIM
sarod
Y
P02273
SNA0622
Nandan Mehta
H
I
M
H
1942
2010
HIM
tabla
Y
P02274
SNA1105
Zakir Hussain
H
I
M
M
1946
HIM
tabla
Y
Y
Y
P02275
SNA0785
Ramesh Mishra
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
sarangi
Y
P02276
SNA0880
Shankar Ghose
H
I
M
H
1935
HIM
tabla
Y
P00864
SNA0497
Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
C
I
M
H
1930
CIM
violin
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02283
SNA1008
Tanjavur K. P. Sivanandam
C
I
M
H
1917
2003
CIM
veena
Y
P02289
SNA0410
Kandadevi S. Alagiriswamy
C
I
M
H
1925
2006
CIM
violin
Y
P02293
SNA1301
Thiruvizha Jayashanka
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P00869
SNA1083
Vishnu Govind Jog
H
I
M
H
1922
2004
HIM
violin
Y
Y
P00051
SNA0471
Kumbakonam Rajamanickkam Pillai
C
I
M
H
1989
1970
CIM
violin
Y
P06012
SNA1039
Uma Shankar Mishra
H
I
M
H
1931
2011
HIM
sitar
Y
P05927
SNA0137
Buddhadev Dasgupta
H
I
M
H
1933
HIM
sarod
Y
P02312
SNA0566
Mannargudi A. Eswaran
C
I
M
H
1947
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02315
SNA0896
Sheikh Chinna Moulana
C
I
M
M
1923
1999
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
Y
P02319
SNA0890
Sharan Rani Backliwal
H
I
F
H
1929
2008
HIM
sarod
Y
Y
Y
P06509
SNA0244
G. Harishankar
C
I
M
H
1958
2002
CIM
kanjira
Y
P00919
SNA0538
Madras A. Kannan
C
I
M
H
1920
CIM
mridangam
Y
P00099
SNA1000
T. R. Mahalingam
C
I
M
H
1925
1986
CIM
flute
Y
Y
P02343
SNA1106
Zarin Sharma
H
I
F
H
1946
HIM
sarod
Y
P02359
SNA0311
Haridwaramangalam A.K. Palanivel
C
I
M
H
1948
CIM
thavil
Y
Y
P00035
SNA0294
Guruvayur Dorai
C
I
M
H
1935
CIM
mridangam
Y
P00019
SNA0178
Chitti Babu
C
I
M
H
1936
1996
CIM
veena
Y
P02400
SNA0232
E. Gayathri
H
I
F
H
1959
HIM
veena
Y
P02410
SNA1033
U. Shrinivas
C
I
M
H
1969
CIM
mandolin
Y
Y
P02420
SNA1247
Peravali Jaya Bhaskar
C
I
H
CIM
mridangam
P02433
SNA1236
Jai Shankar Mishra
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
P02440
SNA1061
Varadrao Kamalakar Rao
C
I
M
H
1937
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02444
SNA1074
Vellore G. Ramabhadran
C
I
M
H
1929
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02445
SNA0484
L. Subramaniamm Sastri
C
I
M
H
1893
1970
CIM
veena
Y
P02449
SNA0925
Srimushanam Venkataramana Rajarao
C
I
M
H
1955
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02455
SNA0672
Padma Shri Veeruswamy Pillai
C
I
M
H
1910
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P02456
SNA1041
Umayalpuram K. Narayanaswamy
C
I
M
H
1929
1997
CIM
ghatam
Y
P00093
SNA0882
Shanmugasundaram Pillai
C
I
M
H
1920
CIM
thavil
Y
P02483
SNA0676
Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer
C
I
M
H
1912
1981
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
P00100
SNA1002
T. S. Natarajasundaram Pillai
C
I
M
H
1896
1994
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P02490
SNA1229
Ashwani Shankar
H
I
M
H
HIM
shehnai
P02515
SNA0661
Ongole N. Rangaiah
C
I
M
H
1937
CIM
nagawaswaram
Y
P01805
SNA0741
R. K. Venkatarama Sastry
C
I
M
H
1907
1993
CIM
violin
Y
P06255
SNA0957
Suresh Talwalkar
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
Y
P02535
SNA1287
Nayan Ghosh
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
Y
P00224
SNA0915
Sisir Kana Dhar Chowdhury
H
I
F
H
1937
HIM
violin
Y
P00145
SNA0230
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
C
I
M
H
1893
1964
CIM
violin
Y
Y
P02548
SNA1266
Tirvarur Vaidyanatha
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
Y
P00025
SNA0223
Domada Chittiabbayi
C
I
M
H
1933
2002
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P01263
SNA0373
K. S. Narayanaswami
C
I
M
H
1914
1999
CIM
veena
Y
Y
P06252
SNA0707
Prapancham Sita Ram
C
I
M
H
1942
CIM
flute
Y
P02562
SNA1193
Himanshu Mahant
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
P06683
SNA1261
Rajendra Prasanna
H
I
M
H
HIM
shenai, flute
Y
P02573
SNA1173
Yashwant Vaishnav
H
I
H
HIM
tabla
P02574
SNA1179
B Shree Sundar Kumar
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02583
SNA0049
Annavarapu Ramaswamy
C
I
M
H
1926
CIM
violin
Y
P00027
SNA0236
Emani Sankara Sastri
C
I
M
H
1921
1987
CIM
veena
Y
P02592
SNA1300
Trichy Sankaran
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02593
SNA1274
J. Vaidyanathan
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02597
SNA1255
N Manoj Siva
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02599
SNA0745
Raajeswari Padmanabhan
C
I
F
H
1939
2008
CIM
veena
Y
P02600
SNA1305
Bahauddin Dagar
H
I
M
M
HIM
been/rudra veena/vichitra veena
Y
P00017
SNA0151
C. S. Murugabhoopathy
C
I
M
H
1914
1998
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
P00023
SNA0208
Devakottia. Narayana Iyengar
C
I
M
H
1905
1987
CIM
veena
Y
P06212
SNA0114
Bhajan Sopori
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
santoor
Y
Y
P00092
SNA0874
Shaikh Dawood
H
I
M
M
1916
1992
HIM
tabla
Y
P02607
SNA0839
Sakharam Tavde
H
I
M
H
1897
1967
HIM
pakhawaj
Y
P06726
SNA0253
Gajananrao Joshi
H
I
M
H
1991
1987
HIM
violin
Y
P02614
SNA1315
Seshampatti Sivalingam
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P02620
SNA1208
B. C. Manjunath
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02621
SNA0369
K. N. Chinnaswamy Iyer
C
I
M
H
1882
1966
CIM
violin
Y
P02628
SNA1214
H. N. Bhaskar
H
I
H
HIM
violin
P02629
SNA1206
Savani Talwalkar
H
I
H
HIM
tabla
P06648
SNA1100
Yella Venka Teswara Rao
C
I
M
H
1944
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
P02650
SNA1228
Sanjeev Shankar
H
I
M
H
HIM
shehnai
P02654
SNA1291
T. A. Kaliyamurthy
C
I
H
CIM
thavil
Y
P05965
SNA0814
S. Balachander
C
I
M
H
1927
1990
CIM
veena
Y
Y
P02666
SNA0379
Kadri Gopalnath
C
I
M
H
1950
CIM
saxophone
Y
Y
P01742
SNA0988
T. H. Vinayakram
C
I
M
H
1942
CIM
ghatam
Y
Y
Y
P02697
SNA0976
T. Chowdiah
C
I
M
H
1895
1967
CIM
violin
Y
P00007
SNA0048
Annapurna Devi
H
I
F
H
1929
HIM
surbahar
Y
Y
P02707
SNA0633
Natesan Ramani
C
I
M
H
1934
CIM
flute
Y
Y
P00452
SNA0675
Palghat R. Raghu
C
I
M
H
1928
2009
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y