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.
P02939
SNA0914
Simanchal Patro
O
O
M
O
1927
Prahlad Natak(Orissa)
Y
P02938
SNA0249
G. P. Deshpande
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02937
SNA0143
C. Ramacharyalu
O
O
M
H
1919
1998
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P02936
SNA1052
V. Kunchu Nair
O
O
M
H
1909
1981
Kathakali
Y
Y
P02935
SNA0963
Swadesh Deepak
O
O
M
H
1942
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02934
SNA0857
Satish Alenkar
O
O
M
H
1949
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02933
SNA0794
Ranjit Kapoor
O
O
M
H
1948
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02932
SNA0440
Khaled Choudhury
O
O
M
H
1919
Scenic Design(Theatre)
Y
Y
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)
P02930
SNA0268
Geoffrey Kendal
O
O
M
H
1909
1998
Direction(Theatre)
Y(joint)
P02929
SNA0085
B. V. K. Sastry
O
O
M
H
1916
2003
Overall Contribution Performing Arts
Y
P02928
SNA0220
Dinesh Thakur
O
O
M
H
1947
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02927
SNA0954
Suresh Bhardwaj
O
O
M
H
1955
Lightning(Theatre)
Y
P02926
SNA0808
Romesh Chander
O
O
M
H
1915
Overall Contribution To Performing Arts
Y
P02925
SNA0152
C. T. Khanolkar
O
O
M
M
1930
1976
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
P02924
SNA0128
Bikram Kumbhakar
O
O
M
H
1898
1995
Chhau Dance(Saraikella)
Y
P02923
SNA0486
L. Thouranishabi Devi
O
O
F
H
1936
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P02922
SNA0931
Subramanian Rajeswari
O
O
F
H
1946
Dance Music(Bharatanatyan)
Y
P02921
SNA0145
C. Saroja
C
V
F
H
1936
CVM
Y(joint)
P02918
SNA0357
K. Kalyanikutty Amma
O
O
F
H
1916
1999
Mohiniattam
Y
P02917
SNA0390
Kalamandalam Leelama
O
O
F
H
1952
Mahiniattam
Y
P02915
SNA1273
Mysore M Manjunath
C
I
H
CIM
violin
Y
P02914
SNA0608
N. Channakeshaviah
C
V
M
H
1895
1984
CVM
Y
P02911
SNA0863
Satyabhamabi Pandharpurkar
O
O
F
H
1937
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P02910
SNA1186
R. Shankaranarayanan
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02908
SNA1283
Mamalam M.K. Siva
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P02907
SNA1224
Embar Kannan
C
I
M
H
CIM
violin
P02906
SNA0983
T. S. Subramanyam
C
V
M
H
1929
CVM
Y
P02904
SNA1111
Anjani Bai Malpeker
O
O
F
H
1883
1974
Y
P02902
SNA0652
Nityanand Haldipur
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
flute
Y
P02900
SNA0476
L. Bino Devi
O
O
F
H
1954
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02899
SNA0461
Krishna Roy
O
O
M
H
1929
Acting(Bengali)
Y
P02898
SNA1256
S. Karthick
C
I
CIM
ghatam
P02897
SNA1232
V. Balaji
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02896
SNA0804
Rita Ganguly
H
V
F
H
1940
HVM
Y
Y
P02895
SNA1316
E. M. Subramaniam
C
I
H
CIM
ghatam
Y
P02894
SNA1264
Suma Sudhindr
C
I
CIM
veena
Y
P02891
SNA1086
Vithabai Narayan Gaonkar
O
O
F
H
1935
2002
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y
P02890
SNA0577
Meher Rustom Contractor
O
O
F
O
1918
1992
Puppetry(Gujarat)
Y
P02889
SNA0176
Chitra Visweswaran
O
O
F
H
1950
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02888
SNA0215
Dharashana Jhaveri
O
O
F
H
1939
Manipuri Dance
Y
Y
P02887
SNA0877
Shkuntala Nagarkar
O
O
F
H
1960
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P02885
SNA1192
Ojas Adhiya
H
I
M
HIM
tabla
P02884
SNA0526
M. R. Srirengam Iyengar
C
V
M
H
1904
1981
CVM
Y
P02883
SNA0490
Laishram Birendrakumar
O
O
M
H
1920
Folk Music(Manipur)
Y
P02882
SNA0198
Dattaram N. Walwaikar
O
O
M
H
1913
1994
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02881
SNA0646
Mingombam Ibobi Singh
O
O
M
H
1920
Natasankirtana(Manipur)
Y
P02879
SNA1098
Yashwant Bua Joshi
H
V
M
H
1927
HVM
Y
P02877
SNA1312
Pushpraj Koshti
H
I
M
H
HIM
surbahar
Y
P02876
SNA0726
Puttaraj Gavaigalu
H
V
M
H
1914
2010
HVM
Y
Y
P02875
SNA1222
Suyog Kundalkar
H
I
M
H
HIM
harmonium
P02874
SNA1225
G. Guru Prasanna
C
I
M
H
CIM
kanjeera
P02873
SNA0372
K. R. Narayaswamy Iyer
C
V
M
H
1913
2005
CVM
Y
P02872
SNA0941
Sulabha Deshpande
O
O
F
H
1937
Acting(Marathi / Hindi)
Y
P02871
SNA0807
Rohini Hattangady
O
O
F
O
1951
Acting
Y
P02870
SNA0409
Kanaka Srinivasan
O
O
F
H
1947
Bharatanatyam
Y
Y
P02868
SNA1279
R. N. Thyagarajan
C
V
M
H
CVM
Y(joint)
P02867
SNA0094
Balappa Veerabhadrappa Hukkeri
O
O
M
H
1911
1992
Folk Music(Karnataka)
Y
P02866
SNA0371
K. P. Krishnan Kutty Poduval
O
O
F
H
1924
1992
Chenda(Kerala)
Y
P02865
SNA1227
Murad Ali
H
I
M
M
HIM
sarangi
P02864
SNA0111
Basavaraj Rajguru
H
V
M
H
1920
1991
HVM
Y
Y
Y
P02861
SNA0517
M. Vishnu Namboodiri
O
O
M
H
1910
1981
Kathakali
Y
P02860
SNA0338
Janardanan Nedungadi
O
O
M
H
1929
Sopanam, Kerala
Y
P02859
SNA0312
Harimadhab Mukherjee
O
O
M
H
1941
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02858
SNA0987
T. C. Sundaramoorthy
O
O
M
H
1917
Folk & Traditional Dance Music(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02857
SNA1160
Tarapada Chakravarty
O
O
M
H
1909
1975
Y
P02854
SNA0841
Samanduram Tondon Devi
O
O
F
H
1931
2001
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02853
SNA0933
Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
O
O
F
H
1948
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02852
SNA0636
Nayana Susheel Jhaveri
O
O
F
H
1927
1986
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02851
SNA1183
Smit Tiwari
H
I
F
H
HIM
sarod
P02850
SNA1260
Yogesh Sams
H
I
H
HIM
tabla
Y
P02848
SNA1194
Sahana Banerjee
H
I
M
H
HIM
sitar
P02847
SNA1024
Titte Krishna Iyengar
C
V
M
H
1902
1997
CVM
Y
P02846
SNA1015
Th. Chaotombi Singh
O
O
M
H
1949
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02845
SNA0305
Haobam Atomba Singh
O
O
M
H
1873
1975
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02844
SNA0245
G. Shankara Pillai
O
O
M
H
1930
1989
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P02843
SNA0628
Narsingh Dev Jamwal
O
O
M
H
1931
Playwriting(Dogri)
Y
P02842
SNA0512
M. Madhava Panicker
O
O
M
H
1898
1974
Kathakali
Y
P02841
SNA0434
Keshav Trimbak Date
O
O
M
H
1889
1971
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P02840
SNA0353
K. Chinna Anjanamma
O
O
M
H
1957
Tolu Bommalatta(Andhra Pradesh)
Y
P02839
SNA0188
Dadi Dorab Pudumjee
O
O
M
H
1951
Puppetry
Y
Y
P02837
SNA1129
K. C. D. Brahaspati
O
O
M
H
1918
1979
Y
P02836
SNA0922
Soumitra Chatterjee
O
O
M
H
1935
Acting(Bengali)
Y
Y
P02835
SNA0466
Kubernath Tanjorker
O
O
M
H
1921
2007
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02834
SNA0233
E. Joychandra Singh
O
O
M
H
1927
Direction(Theatre)
Y