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.
P02408
SNA0885
Shanta Rao
O
O
M
H
1926
2007
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02409
SNA1009
Tapas Sen
O
O
M
H
1924
2006
Lightng(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02410
SNA1033
U. Shrinivas
C
I
M
H
1969
CIM
mandolin
Y
Y
P02411
SNA1317
Raj Bisaria
O
O
M
H
1935
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02412
SNA0147
C. Zakkariya
O
O
M
M
1933
2006
Tribal Dance(Lakshadweep)
Y
P02413
SNA0586
Mohan Rakeshi
O
O
M
H
1925
1972
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02414
SNA0248
G. N. Dasgupta
O
O
M
H
1936
2001
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P02415
SNA0865
Satyaram Reang
O
O
M
H
1943
Folk Dance & Music(Tripura)
Y
P02416
SNA0981
T. Nadia Singh
O
O
M
H
1923
2007
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02417
SNA0413
Kanishka Sen
O
O
M
H
1938
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P02418
SNA0481
L. Lakpati Singh
O
O
M
H
1953
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
P02419
SNA0716
Pukharj Gaud
O
O
M
H
1938
2008
Khyal(Rajasthan)
Y
P02421
SNA0084
B. V. Subramanya Raman
C
V
M
H
1921
2006
CVM
Y
P02422
SNA0598
Muljibhai Khushalbhai Nayak
O
O
M
H
1892
1971
Acting(Gujarat)
Y
P02423
SNA0121
Bhikhudan Govindbhai Gadhvi
O
O
M
H
1948
Folk Music(Gujarat)
Y
P02424
SNA0679
Pandanallur Subbraya Pillai
O
O
M
H
1914
2008
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02425
SNA0799
Ratnakar Ramkrishna Matkari
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02426
SNA1001
T. S. Balakrishna Sastrigal
O
O
M
H
1919
2003
Harikatha(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02427
SNA0656
Ojha Maibam Ibundohal Singh
O
O
M
H
1900
1991
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02428
SNA0316
Hermamot Meitei Leitanthem
O
O
M
O
1932
Thang-Ta(Manipur)
Y
P02429
SNA1070
Vedantam Satyanarayana Sharma 'Satyam'
O
O
M
H
1937
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
Y
Y
P00090
SNA0850
Sarachchandra Arolkar
H
V
M
H
1912
1994
HVM
Y
P02433
SNA1236
Jai Shankar Mishra
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
P02437
SNA0348
Josyula Krishna Murthy
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchipudi Bhagavatha Maddalla (Dance Music)
Y
P02438
SNA0450
Kolyur Ramachandra Rao
O
O
M
H
1932
Yakshagana(Karnataka)
Y
P02439
SNA0581
Mohammad Subhan Bhagat
O
O
M
H
1927
1993
Bhand Pather(Kashmir)
Y
P02440
SNA1061
Varadrao Kamalakar Rao
C
I
M
H
1937
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02441
SNA0698
Prabhakar V. Panshikar
O
O
M
H
1931
2011
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02442
SNA0835
Sadanam Krishnan Kutty
O
O
M
H
1941
Kathakali
Y
P02443
SNA0979
T. Kuppuswami Mudaliar
O
O
M
H
1907
1989
Dance Accompaniment : Mridangam(Tamil Nadu)
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
P02446
SNA0664
P. K. Govindan Nambiar
O
O
M
H
1928
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
P02447
SNA0881
Shankar Narayan Navare
O
O
M
H
1927
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02448
SNA0692
Phani Bhusan Vidyabam Vidyabinode
O
O
M
H
1894
1968
Jatra(West Bengali)
Y
P02449
SNA0925
Srimushanam Venkataramana Rajarao
C
I
M
H
1955
CIM
mridangam
Y
P02450
SNA0573
Mathoor Govindan Kutty
O
O
M
H
1940
Kathakali
Y
P02453
SNA0385
Kalamandalam Govinda Warrier
O
O
M
H
1917
2003
Kathakali Make-Up(Kerala)
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
P00228
SNA0936
Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo
O
O
M
H
1927
2001
Chhau Dance(Seraikella)
Y
Y
P02457
SNA1099
Yeleswarapu Nadeswara Sharma
O
O
M
H
1938
2011
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P02458
SNA0541
Madurai S. Somasundaram
C
V
M
H
1919
1989
CVM
Y
Y
P02459
SNA1025
Trichur V. Ramachandran
C
V
M
H
1940
CVM
Y
Y
P02460
SNA1023
Tiruvengadu A Jayaraman
C
V
M
H
1933
2007
CVM
Y
P02461
SNA0101
Banamali Maharana
O
O
M
H
1941
Odissi Music(Orissa)
Y
P02462
SNA0320
Hiren Bhattcharya
O
O
M
H
1926
2009
Puppetry
Y
P02463
SNA0723
Purna Chandra Das
O
O
M
H
1933
Baul(West Bengal)
Y
P02464
SNA0059
Asa Singh Mastana
O
O
M
H
1928
1999
Folk Music, Punjab
Y
Y
P02465
SNA0534
Madan Mohan Lenka
O
O
M
H
1914
2007
Chhau Dance(Mayurbhanj)
Y
P00193
SNA0682
Pankaj Charan Das
O
O
M
H
1925
2003
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
P02466
SNA1010
Tarun Kumar Singh
O
O
M
H
1912
1989
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02467
SNA0285
Goverdhan Panchal
O
O
M
H
1913
1996
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
P02468
SNA0513
M. Muthiah Pillai
O
O
M
H
1914
1987
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02469
SNA0659
Om Prakash Sharma
O
O
M
H
Maach(Madhaya Pradesh)
Y
P00175
SNA0668
P. K. Kunju Kurup
O
O
M
H
1880
1973
Kathakali
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02470
SNA0291
Ghulam Hassan Sofi
O
O
M
M
1938
2009
Folk Music(Kahmir)
Y
P02471
SNA0828
Sabitabrata Dutta
O
O
M
H
1924
1995
Acting(Bengali)
Y
P00089
SNA0832
Sachin Deb Burman
O
O
M
H
1906
1975
Music Direction(Film)
Y
Y
P02472
SNA0853
Saride Manikyamma
O
O
M
H
1912
2004
Adhyatma Ramayana(Andhra Pradesh)
Y
P02473
SNA1144
Papansam R. Sivan
O
O
M
H
1890
1973
Y
Y
P02474
SNA0139
C. Honnappa Bhagavathar
O
O
M
H
1915
1992
Natyasangeet(Karnataka)
Y
P02475
SNA0207
Deerghasi Vizai Bhaskar
O
O
M
H
1958
Playwriting(Telugu)
Y
P02476
SNA0536
Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
O
O
M
H
1929
Kathakali
Y
Y
P02477
SNA0587
Mohan Rao Kallianpurkar
O
O
M
H
1913
1985
Kathak
Y
P00168
SNA0439
Khaidem Lokeshwae Singh
O
O
M
H
1920
1987
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02478
SNA0669
P. K. Narayanan Nambiar
O
O
M
H
1927
Mizhavu(Kelara)
Y
Y
P00093
SNA0882
Shanmugasundaram Pillai
C
I
M
H
1920
CIM
thavil
Y
P02479
SNA1056
V. S. Muthuswamy Pillai
O
O
M
H
1921
1992
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02480
SNA1072
Veeranala Jayarama Rao
O
O
M
H
1947
Kuchipudi Dance
Y(joint)
Y
P02482
SNA0663
P. Chockkalingam Pillai
O
O
M
H
1968
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02483
SNA0676
Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer
C
I
M
H
1912
1981
CIM
mridangam
Y
Y
P02484
SNA0993
T. K .Swaminatha Pillai
O
O
M
H
1893
1972
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02485
SNA1017
Thekinkattiramunni Nair
O
O
M
H
1888
Kathakali
Y
P02486
SNA0693
Phanjoubam Iboton Singh
O
O
M
H
1951
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02487
SNA0108
Bappurao Khude Narayangaonkar
O
O
M
H
1912
1957
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y
P00171
SNA0455
Kottakkal Krishnan Kutty Nair
O
O
M
H
1928
2009
Kathakali
Y
P02488
SNA0368
K. L. Krishanan Kutty Pulavar
O
O
M
H
1925
2000
Tolpava Kooth(Kerala)
Y
P00100
SNA1002
T. S. Natarajasundaram Pillai
C
I
M
H
1896
1994
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P02489
SNA0822
S. V. Parthasarathy
C
V
M
H
1917
2007
CVM
Y
P02490
SNA1229
Ashwani Shankar
H
I
M
H
HIM
shehnai
P02509
SNA0020
Alathurs. Srinivasa Iyer
C
V
M
H
1912
1980
CVM
Y
P02510
SNA0355
K. Kaladharan Nair
O
O
M
H
1950
Acting
Y
P02511
SNA0694
Pingalashi Gadhavi
O
O
M
H
1914
Folk Music(Gujarat)
Y
P02512
SNA0862
Satya Prasad Barua
O
O
M
H
1919
2001
Playwriting(Assamese)
Y
P00106
SNA1120
Dilip Chandra Vedi
O
O
M
H
1901
1992
Y
P02513
SNA0254
Gambhir Singh Mura
O
O
M
H
1930
2002
Chhau Dance(Purulia)
Y
Y
P02514
SNA0618
N. P. Rama Poduval
O
O
M
H
1916
1996
Sopanam Sangeet(Kerala)
Y
P02515
SNA0661
Ongole N. Rangaiah
C
I
M
H
1937
CIM
nagawaswaram
Y
P02516
SNA0753
Raghunath Satpathy
O
O
M
H
1942
Prahlada Nataka(Orissa)
Y
P02517
SNA0827
S. V. Sahasranamam
O
O
M
H
1913
1988
Acting(Tamil)
Y
P02518
SNA0932
Subramaniam Sarada
O
O
M
H
1915
2009
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02519
SNA0836
Sagolsem Kalodaman Singh
O
O
M
H
1898
1999
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
P02520
SNA1031
U. K. Kunjirama Panicker
O
O
M
H
1926
Theyyam(Kerala)
Y
P02522
SNA0310
Haridi Rama Ganiga
O
O
M
H
1902
Yakshagana(Karnataka)
Y
P02523
SNA0496
Lalchand Yamla Jat
O
O
M
H
1910
1991
Folk Music(Punjab)
Y