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.
P02262
SNA0168
Chidambaram S. Jayaraman
O
O
M
H
1920
Creative Music
Y
P02765
SNA0169
Chimanlal A. Naik
O
O
M
H
1925
Bhavai Theater(Gujarat)
Y
P03048
SNA0170
Chindodi Leela
O
O
F
H
1943
Acting
Y
Y
P02178
SNA0171
Chinglepat Ranganathan
C
V
M
H
1938
2011
CVM
Y
P02967
SNA0172
Chinta Krishnamurthy
O
O
M
H
1912
1969
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P02187
SNA0173
Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
O
O
M
H
1959
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02236
SNA0174
Chintaman R. Vyas
H
V
M
H
1924
2002
HVM
Y
Y
P02719
SNA0175
Chintamani Govind Pendse
O
O
M
H
1906
1991
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02889
SNA0176
Chitra Visweswaran
O
O
F
H
1950
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02160
SNA0177
Chitravinan N. Ravi Kiran
C
I
M
H
1967
CIM
gottuvadyam
Y
P00019
SNA0178
Chitti Babu
C
I
M
H
1936
1996
CIM
veena
Y
P00020
SNA0179
Chittoor S. Subramanyam
C
V
M
H
1900
1975
CVM
Y
P02393
SNA0180
Chukka Satthiah
O
O
M
H
1936
Oggu Katha(Andhra Pradesh)
Y
P02375
SNA1118
D. G. Vyas
O
O
M
H
1894
1966
Y
P00142
SNA0183
D. K. Datar
H
I
M
H
1932
HIM
violin
Y
P02591
SNA0184
D. K. Jayaram
C
V
M
H
1928
1991
CVM
Y
P01347
SNA0185
D. K. Pattammal
C
V
F
H
1919
2009
CVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02356
SNA0186
D. N. Pattanaik
O
O
M
H
1933
2009
Odissi Dance
Y
P02596
SNA0181
D. Pasupathy
C
V
M
H
1931
CVM
Y
P02815
SNA1298
D. Raghava Chari
C
V
M
H
CVM
Y(joint)
P02732
SNA0182
D. S. Aiyyelu
O
O
M
H
1930
Dance Costume
Y
P02810
SNA1299
D. Sesha Chari
C
V
F
H
CVM
Y(joint)
P00105
SNA1119
D. T. Joshi
O
O
M
H
1915
1993
Y
P06042
SNA0187
Dabir Khan
H
I
M
M
1909
1972
HIM
veena
Y
P02839
SNA0188
Dadi Dorab Pudumjee
O
O
M
H
1951
Puppetry
Y
Y
P02267
SNA0189
Dadu Raghu Sarode 'Indurikar'
O
O
M
H
1921
1980
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y
P02991
SNA0190
Daksha Sheth
O
O
F
H
1952
Creative And Experiment Dance
Y
P00141
SNA0191
Damayanti Joshi
O
O
F
H
1932
2004
Kathak
Y
Y
P02118
SNA0192
Damodar Kashinath Kenkre
O
O
M
H
1928
2008
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P00142
SNA0193
Damodar Keshav Datar
H
I
M
H
1932
HIM
violin
Y
Y
P01443
SNA0194
Dandamudi Rammohan Rao
C
I
M
H
1933
2011
CIM
muridangam
Y
P02098
SNA0195
Dandamudi Sumathi Mohan Rao
C
I
F
H
1950
CIM
muridangam
Y
P02653
SNA0196
Dandapani Desigar
C
V
M
H
1908
1973
CVM
Y
P02786
SNA0197
Daryao Singh Malik
O
O
M
H
1938
Folk Theatre(Haryana)
Y
P02882
SNA0198
Dattaram N. Walwaikar
O
O
M
H
1913
1994
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02300
SNA0199
Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat
O
O
M
H
1921
1984
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02646
SNA0200
Dattatraya Ganesh Godse
O
O
M
H
1914
1992
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
P02530
SNA0201
Daya Prakash Sinha
O
O
M
H
1935
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
Y
P02330
SNA0202
Deba Prasad Das
O
O
M
H
1932
1986
Odissi Dance
Y
P02399
SNA0203
Debaki Bose
O
O
M
H
1898
1971
Direction(Film)
Y
Y
P02661
SNA0204
Debasis Majumdar
O
O
M
H
1950
Playwriting(Bengali)
Y
P02270
SNA1237
Debopriya Chatterjee
H
I
M
H
HIM
flute
P00022
SNA0205
Debu Chaudhury
H
I
M
H
1935
HIM
sitar
Y
Y
P02792
SNA0206
Deepti Omchery Bhalla
O
O
F
H
1957
Mohiniattam
Y
P02475
SNA0207
Deerghasi Vizai Bhaskar
O
O
M
H
1958
Playwriting(Telugu)
Y
P00023
SNA0208
Devakottia. Narayana Iyengar
C
I
M
H
1905
1987
CIM
veena
Y
P00143
SNA0209
Devebdra Murdeshwar
H
I
M
H
1923
2000
HIM
flute
Y
P02787
SNA0210
Devendra Raj Ankur
O
O
M
H
1928
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02090
SNA0213
Dharamapuram P. Swaminathan
O
O
M
H
1927
Thevaram(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02759
SNA0211
Dharamvir Bharati
O
O
M
H
1926
1997
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02387
SNA0212
Dharani Barman
O
O
M
H
1925
Acting
Y
P02888
SNA0215
Dharashana Jhaveri
O
O
F
H
1939
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P02301
SNA0214
Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
O
O
M
H
1932
Akhyana(Gujarat)
Y
P02254
SNA0216
Dhondutai L Kulkarni
H
V
F
H
1927
HVM
Y
P02033
SNA1296
Dhruba Jyoti Ghosh
H
I
M
H
HIM
sarangi
Y
P00106
SNA1120
Dilip Chandra Vedi
O
O
M
H
1901
1992
Y
P01839
SNA1121
Dilip Kumar Roy
O
O
M
H
1897
1980
Y
P02760
SNA0217
Dilp Prabhavankar
O
O
M
H
1944
Acting(Theatre)
Y
P02672
SNA0218
Dilp Sharma
O
O
M
H
19261934
2008
Jyoti Sangeet(Assam)
Y(joint)
P02636
SNA0219
Dina Pathak(Gandhi)
O
O
F
H
1923
2002
Acting(Gujarati)
Y
P02928
SNA0220
Dinesh Thakur
O
O
M
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P00024
SNA0221
Dinkar Kaikini
H
V
M
H
1927
2010
HVM
Y
P02598
SNA0222
Dolly Ahluwalia Tewari
O
O
F
H
1957
Costume Design(Theatre)
Y
P00025
SNA0223
Domada Chittiabbayi
C
I
M
H
1933
2002
CIM
nagaswaram
Y
P00026
SNA0224
Doreswamy V. Iyengar
C
I
M
H
1920
1997
CIM
veena
Y
P06079
SNA0225
Dulal Roy
O
O
M
H
1943
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02245
SNA0226
Durga Charan Ranbir
O
O
M
H
1951
Odissi Dance
Y
P02119
SNA0227
Durga Khote
O
O
M
H
1905
1991
Acting(Film)
Y
Y
P00130
SNA0228
Durga Lal
O
O
M
H
1948
1990
Kathak
Y
P02577
SNA0229
Durlav Chandra Singh
O
O
M
H
1917
Odissi Dance
Y
P00145
SNA0230
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
C
I
M
H
1893
1964
CIM
violin
Y
Y
P01193
SNA0231
Dwijen Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1927
Rabindrasangeet(West Bengal)
Y
Y
P02400
SNA0232
E. Gayathri
H
I
F
H
1959
HIM
veena
Y
P02834
SNA0233
E. Joychandra Singh
O
O
M
H
1927
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02940
SNA1122
E. Krishna Iyer
O
O
M
H
1897
1968
Y
P02895
SNA1316
E. M. Subramaniam
C
I
H
CIM
ghatam
Y
P02388
SNA0234
Ebrahim Alkazi
O
O
M
M
1925
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02642
SNA0235
Elamgbam Chaobhal Singh
O
O
M
H
1953
Duhar Cholam, Natasankirtan(Manipur)
Y
P00027
SNA0236
Emani Sankara Sastri
C
I
M
H
1921
1987
CIM
veena
Y
P02907
SNA1224
Embar Kannan
C
I
M
H
CIM
violin
P02957
SNA0237
Emerson Thanghiew
O
O
M
O
1929
Traditional Dance(Meghalaya)
Y
P02584
SNA0238
Fatehkrishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
Rasleela(Uttar Pradesh)
Y(joint)
P02825
SNA0239
Fida Bai Merkem
O
O
F
M
1945
Nacha(Madhya Pradesh)
Y
P00146
SNA0240
Fida Hussain
O
O
M
M
1899
1999
Acting(Hindi)
Y
P00028
SNA0241
Firoz B. Dastur
H
V
M
M
1919
2008
HVM
Y
P02953
SNA0242
Fritz Bennewitz
O
O
M
O
1926
1995
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02720
SNA0247
G. B. Joshi
O
O
M
H
1904
1993
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
P02309
SNA0243
G. Gourkishore Sharma
O
O
M
H
1936
Martial Arts(Manipuri)
Y
Y
P02874
SNA1225
G. Guru Prasanna
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P06509
SNA0244
G. Harishankar
C
I
M
H
1958
2002
CIM
kanjira
Y
P02414
SNA0248
G. N. Dasgupta
O
O
M
H
1936
2001
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P02938
SNA0249
G. P. Deshpande
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02844
SNA0245
G. Shankara Pillai
O
O
M
H
1930
1989
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P02043
SNA0246
G. Swaminathan
O
O
M
H
1918
1995
Bhagavatmela, Tamil Nadu
Y
P00029
SNA0250
Gahan Chandra Goswami
O
O
M
H
1900
1979
Ankia Nat, Assam
Y
P02780
SNA0251
Gajan D. Madgulkar
O
O
M
H
1919
1977
Screenplay(Film)
Y