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.
P02837
SNA1129
K. C. D. Brahaspati
O
O
M
H
1918
1979
Y
P02839
SNA0188
Dadi Dorab Pudumjee
O
O
M
H
1951
Puppetry
Y
Y
P02840
SNA0353
K. Chinna Anjanamma
O
O
M
H
1957
Tolu Bommalatta(Andhra Pradesh)
Y
P02841
SNA0434
Keshav Trimbak Date
O
O
M
H
1889
1971
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P02842
SNA0512
M. Madhava Panicker
O
O
M
H
1898
1974
Kathakali
Y
P02843
SNA0628
Narsingh Dev Jamwal
O
O
M
H
1931
Playwriting(Dogri)
Y
P02844
SNA0245
G. Shankara Pillai
O
O
M
H
1930
1989
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P02845
SNA0305
Haobam Atomba Singh
O
O
M
H
1873
1975
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02846
SNA1015
Th. Chaotombi Singh
O
O
M
H
1949
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02852
SNA0636
Nayana Susheel Jhaveri
O
O
F
H
1927
1986
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02853
SNA0933
Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
O
O
F
H
1948
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02854
SNA0841
Samanduram Tondon Devi
O
O
F
H
1931
2001
Manipuri Dance
Y
P00167
SNA0298
H. R. Keshava Murthy
O
O
M
H
1920
2006
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02857
SNA1160
Tarapada Chakravarty
O
O
M
H
1909
1975
Y
P02858
SNA0987
T. C. Sundaramoorthy
O
O
M
H
1917
Folk & Traditional Dance Music(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02859
SNA0312
Harimadhab Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1941
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02860
SNA0338
Janardanan Nedungadi
O
O
M
H
1929
Sopanam, Kerala
Y
P02861
SNA0517
M. Vishnu Namboodiri
O
O
M
H
1910
1981
Kathakali
Y
P02866
SNA0371
K. P. Krishnan Kutty Poduval
O
O
F
H
1924
1992
Chenda(Kerala)
Y
P02867
SNA0094
Balappa Veerabhadrappa Hukkeri
O
O
M
H
1911
1992
Folk Music(Karnataka)
Y
P02870
SNA0409
Kanaka Srinivasan
O
O
F
H
1947
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02871
SNA0807
Rohini Hattangady
O
O
F
O
1951
Acting
Y
P02872
SNA0941
Sulabha Deshpande
O
O
F
H
1937
Acting(Marathi / Hindi)
Y
P02881
SNA0646
Mingombam Ibobi Singh
O
O
M
H
1920
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
P00041
SNA0351
Jyotsna Keshavrao Bhole
O
O
F
H
1914
2001
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02882
SNA0198
Dattaram N. Walwaikar
O
O
M
H
1913
1994
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02883
SNA0490
Laishram Birendrakumar
O
O
M
H
1920
Folk Music(Manipur)
Y
P02887
SNA0877
Shkuntala Nagarkar
O
O
F
H
1960
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P00191
SNA0673
Padma Subrahmaniam
O
O
F
H
1943
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
Y
P02888
SNA0215
Dharashana Jhaveri
O
O
F
H
1939
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P02889
SNA0176
Chitra Visweswaran
O
O
F
H
1950
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02890
SNA0577
Meher Rustom Contractor
O
O
F
O
1918
1992
Puppetry(Gujarat)
Y
P02891
SNA1086
Vithabai Narayan Gaonkar
O
O
F
H
1935
2002
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y
P02899
SNA0461
Krishna Roy
O
O
M
H
1929
Acting(Bengali)
Y
P02900
SNA0476
L. Bino Devi
O
O
F
H
1954
Manipuri Dance
Y
P00180
SNA0487
L. Tombi Devi
O
O
F
H
1901
2006
Manipuri Dance
Y
P00097
SNA0982
T. R. Kamala Murthy
O
O
F
H
1932
Hari Katha(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02904
SNA1111
Anjani Bai Malpeker
O
O
F
H
1883
1974
Y
P02911
SNA0863
Satyabhamabi Pandharpurkar
O
O
F
H
1937
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P02768
SNA1318
Puranchand Wadali
O
O
M
H
1940
Folk Music(Punjab)
Y(joint)
Y
P02917
SNA0390
Kalamandalam Leelama
O
O
F
H
1952
Mahiniattam
Y
P02918
SNA0357
K. Kalyanikutty Amma
O
O
F
H
1916
1999
Mohiniattam
Y
P02922
SNA0931
Subramanian Rajeswari
O
O
F
H
1946
Dance Music(Bharatanatyan)
Y
P02923
SNA0486
L. Thouranishabi Devi
O
O
F
H
1936
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P00214
SNA0813
Rukmini Devi Arundale
O
O
F
H
1904
1986
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
Y
P02924
SNA0128
Bikram Kumbhakar
O
O
M
H
1898
1995
Chhau Dance(Saraikella)
Y
P02925
SNA0152
C. T. Khanolkar
O
O
M
M
1930
1976
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02926
SNA0808
Romesh Chander
O
O
M
H
1915
Overall Contribution To Performing Arts
Y
P02927
SNA0954
Suresh Bhardwaj
O
O
M
H
1955
Lightning(Theatre)
Y
P00115
SNA0970
T. Amudon Sharma
O
O
M
H
1886
1974
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P02928
SNA0220
Dinesh Thakur
O
O
M
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02929
SNA0085
B. V. K. Sastry
O
O
M
H
1916
2003
Overall Contribution Performing Arts
Y
P02930
SNA0268
Geoffrey Kendal
O
O
M
H
1909
1998
Direction(Theatre)
Y(joint)
P02931
SNA0727
Pyarelal Wadali
O
O
M
H
1951
2018
Folk Music(Punjab)
Y(joint)
Y
P02931
SNA1321
Pyarelal Wadali
O
O
M
H
1951
Folk Music(Punjab)
Y(joint)
Y(joint)
P06823
SNA1322
Shriram Sharma
O
O
M
H
Rasleela(Uttar Pradesh)
Y(joint)
P02932
SNA0440
Khaled Choudhury
O
O
M
H
1919
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
Y
P00170
SNA0451
Komik Khongjirem
O
O
M
O
1950
Folk Music(Meghalaya)
Y
P02933
SNA0794
Ranjit Kapoor
O
O
M
H
1948
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02934
SNA0857
Satish Alenkar
O
O
M
H
1949
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02935
SNA0963
Swadesh Deepak
O
O
M
H
1942
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02936
SNA1052
V. Kunchu Nair
O
O
M
H
1909
1981
Kathakali
Y
Y
P02937
SNA0143
C. Ramacharyalu
O
O
M
H
1919
1998
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P02938
SNA0249
G. P. Deshpande
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02939
SNA0914
Simanchal Patro
O
O
M
O
1927
Prahlad Natak(Orissa)
Y
P02940
SNA1122
E. Krishna Iyer
O
O
M
H
1897
1968
Y
P02941
SNA0510
M. Boyer
O
O
M
O
1930
2009
Titro Folk Theatre(Goa)
Y
Y
P00233
SNA0953
Suresh Awasthi
O
O
M
H
1918
2004
Overall Contribution To Performing Arts
Y
P00682
SNA1152
Santidev Ghose
O
O
M
H
1910
1999
Y
Y
P00155
SNA0314
Hemanta Jamatia
O
O
M
H
1954
Folk Music, Tripura
Y
P02943
SNA0699
Prabhat Ganguli
O
O
M
H
1913
2006
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02944
SNA0648
Niranjan Goswami
O
O
M
H
1949
Acting(Mime)
Y
Y
P02945
SNA1101
Yog Sunder Desai
O
O
M
H
1921
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02948
SNA0626
Naren Gurung
O
O
M
H
1954
Folk Music & Dance( Sikkim)
Y
P02949
SNA0704
Pragji Dossa
O
O
M
H
1970
1997
Playwriting(Gujarati)
Y
P02950
SNA0784
Ramesh Mehta
O
O
M
H
1923
Acting
Y
P02951
SNA0897
Sheikh Gulab
O
O
M
M
1914
1989
Tribal Dance(Madhya Pradesh)
Y
Y
P02952
SNA0904
Shreeram Lagoo
O
O
M
H
1927
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
Y
P02953
SNA0242
Fritz Bennewitz
O
O
M
O
1926
1995
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02954
SNA0861
Satya Dev Dubey
O
O
M
H
1936
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P00207
SNA0658
Ojha Tombi Singh
O
O
M
H
1905
2002
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
P02956
SNA0093
Balakrushana Dash
O
O
M
H
1928
1993
Odssi Music(Orissa)
Y
P02957
SNA0237
Emerson Thanghiew
O
O
M
O
1929
Traditional Dance(Meghalaya)
Y
P02958
SNA0610
N. Krishna Pillai
O
O
M
H
1916
1988
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P02959
SNA0611
N. Krishnamoorthy
O
O
M
H
1951
Stageceaft(Theatre)
Y
P02960
SNA1146
Prithviraj Kapoor
O
O
M
H
1906
1972
Y
Y
P02963
SNA1047
Uttara Asha Coorlawala
O
O
F
H
1945
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P00181
SNA0647
Mingombam Madhabi Devi
O
O
F
H
1926
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02964
SNA0502
Lalthangdala Sailo
O
O
M
H
1933
Playwriting(Mizo)
Y
P02967
SNA0172
Chinta Krishnamurthy
O
O
M
H
1912
1969
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P00173
SNA0472
Kumkum Mohanty
O
O
F
H
1946
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
P05971
SNA1156
Sumati Mutatkar
O
O
F
H
1916
2007
Y
Y
P02969
SNA0535
Madanbala Sindhu
O
O
F
H
1936
Folk Music(Punjab)
Y
P02970
SNA0632
Natesa Thambiran
O
O
F
H
1897
1981
Therukoothu(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02971
SNA0747
Radha Reddy
O
O
F
H
1952
Kuchiudi Dance
Y(joint)
Y
P00240
SNA1040
Uma Sharma
O
O
F
H
1942
Kathak
Y
Y
Y
P00114
SNA0019
Alarmel Valli
O
O
F
H
1956
Baratanatyyam
Y
Y
Y
P02972
SNA0266
Geeta Mahalik
O
O
F
H
1948
Odissi Dance
Y
P02973
SNA0810
Roshan Kumari
O
O
F
H
1941
Kathak
Y
P02974
SNA1048
Uttara Baokar
O
O
F
H
1944
Acting(Hindi)
Y