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.
P02303
SNA0657
Ojha Thangjam Chaoba Singh
O
O
M
H
1894
1991
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02302
SNA0623
Narasinga Rao Parwathavani
O
O
M
H
1911
1994
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
P02301
SNA0214
Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
O
O
M
H
1932
Akhyana(Gujarat)
Y
P02300
SNA0199
Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat
O
O
M
H
1921
1984
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02299
SNA0087
Babubhai Girdharji Ranpura
O
O
M
H
1943
Folk Music(Gujarat)
Y
P02298
SNA0689
Pasumarthy Venugopala Krishna Sharma
O
O
M
H
1929
Kuchiudi Dance
Y
P02297
SNA0096
Balasuramanya Sastrigal "Balu Bhagavatar"
O
O
M
H
1897
1985
Bhagavatamela(Tamil Nadu)
Y
Y
P02296
SNA0740
R. K. Sreekanthan
C
V
M
H
1922
1993
CVM
Y
P02294
SNA0614
N. Zahiruddin Dagar
H
V
M
M
1932
1994
HVM
Y
P02293
SNA1301
Thiruvizha Jayashanka
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P02292
SNA0926
Srinivas G. Kappanna
O
O
M
H
1948
Lightning & Stage Design(Theatre)
Y
P02291
SNA0024
Ali Mohammed Sheikh
O
O
M
M
1934
Folk Music(Kashmir)
Y
P02290
SNA0639
Neelam Mansingh Chandhary
O
O
F
H
1950
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
P02289
SNA0410
Kandadevi S. Alagiriswamy
C
I
M
H
1925
2006
CIM
violin
Y
P02288
SNA0617
N. P. Krishnan Kutty Nambissan
O
O
M
H
1900
1992
Dance Accompaniment : Maddalam (Kerala)
Y
P02287
SNA1158
T. P. Kuppiah Pillai
O
O
M
H
1887
1981
Y
P02286
SNA0525
M. R. Ranganatha Rao
O
O
M
H
1932
Gombeyata(Karnataka)
Y
P02285
SNA0424
Kavalam Narayana Panikkar
O
O
M
H
1928
Direction(Theatre)
Y
Y
Y
P02284
SNA0358
K. Karunakaran Nayar
O
O
M
H
1928
Kathakali
Y
P02283
SNA1008
Tanjavur K. P. Sivanandam
C
I
M
H
1917
2003
CIM
veena
Y
P02281
SNA0361
K. Radhamohan Sharma
O
O
M
H
1925
2011
Manipuri Dance
Y
P02280
SNA0347
Joseph Kaimaparamban
O
O
M
H
1924
Kathaprasangam(Kerala)
Y
P02279
SNA0263
Gautam Bhattacharaya
O
O
M
H
1955
Lighting(Theatre)
Y
P02278
SNA0838
Sakar Khan Manganiar
O
O
M
M
1938
Folk Music(Rajasthan)
Y
P02277
SNA0428
Kelucharan Mohapatra
O
O
M
H
1926
2004
Odissi Dance
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02276
SNA0880
Shankar Ghose
H
I
M
H
1935
HIM
tabla
Y
P02275
SNA0785
Ramesh Mishra
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
sarangi
Y
P02274
SNA1105
Zakir Hussain
H
I
M
M
1946
HIM
tabla
Y
Y
Y
P02273
SNA0622
Nandan Mehta
H
I
M
H
1942
2010
HIM
tabla
Y
P02272
SNA0039
Ananda Shankar Jayant
O
O
F
H
1961
Baratanatyyam
Y
Y
P02271
SNA1094
Y. S. Mirashi Buwa
H
V
M
M
1883
1966
HVM
Y
P02270
SNA1237
Debopriya Chatterjee
H
I
M
H
HIM
flute
P02268
SNA0809
Roseshwar Saikia Bayan Moktar
O
O
M
H
1928
2000
Sattriya Dance
Y
P02267
SNA0189
Dadu Raghu Sarode 'Indurikar'
O
O
M
H
1921
1980
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y
P02266
SNA0255
Ganakanta Dutta Borbayan
O
O
M
H
1934
2010
Sattriya Dance
Y
P02265
SNA1021
Timir Baran Bhattacharya
O
O
M
H
1914
1987
Creative Music
Y
P02264
SNA0687
Pasumarthi Seetha Ramiah
O
O
M
H
1927
Kuchiudi Dance
Y
P02263
SNA0417
Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer
C
I
M
H
1888
1958
CIM
veena
Y
Y
P02262
SNA0168
Chidambaram S. Jayaraman
O
O
M
H
1920
Creative Music
Y
P02260
SNA0678
Pammal Sambanda Mudariar
O
O
M
H
Acting(Tamil)
Y
Y
P02259
SNA0272
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaf
O
O
M
M
1908
1996
Sufiana Kalam (Jammu & Kashimir)
Y
P02258
SNA0271
Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz
O
O
M
M
1940
Sufiana Kalam (Jammu & Kashimir)
Y
P02257
SNA0306
Harbhajan Singh Namdhari
O
O
M
H
1945
Gurbani Kirtan(Punjab)
Y
P02256
SNA1178
Sai Giridhar
C
I
H
CIM
mridangam
P02255
SNA0508
M. A. Narasimhachar
C
V
M
H
1924
2004
CVM
Y
P02254
SNA0216
Dhondutai L Kulkarni
H
V
F
H
1927
HVM
Y
P02253
SNA1157
Swami Prajnanananda
O
O
M
H
1906
1998
Y
P02252
SNA1068
Ventam Parva Teesam
O
O
M
H
1920
2005
Kuchipudi Dance
Y
P02251
SNA0696
Poornam Viswanathan
O
O
M
H
1920
2008
Acting(Tamil)
Y
P02250
SNA0492
Lakshimi Narain Lal
O
O
M
H
1927
1987
Playwriting(Hindi)
Y
P02249
SNA0257
Ganesh Govind Bodas
O
O
M
H
1880
1965
Acting(Marathi)
Y
P02248
SNA0456
Kottakkal Sivaraman
O
O
M
H
1937
2010
Kathakali
Y
P02247
SNA0164
Chhabi Bandopadhyay
O
O
M
H
1926
Kirtan(West Bengal)
Y
P02246
SNA1159
T. S. Parthasarathy
O
O
M
H
1913
2006
Y
P02245
SNA0226
Durga Charan Ranbir
O
O
M
H
1951
Odissi Dance
Y
P02244
SNA0063
Ashok Kumar Ganguli
O
O
M
H
1911
2001
Acting(Film)
Y
Y
Y
P02243
SNA0910
Siddique Manganiar
O
O
M
M
1931
1993
Folk Music(Rajasthan)
Y
P02242
SNA0153
C. V. Chandrasekhar
O
O
M
H
1935
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02241
SNA0116
Bhalchandra Vyankatesh Pendharkar
O
O
M
H
1921
Natya Sangeet(Maharashtra)
Y
P02240
SNA0761
Rajabhaiyya Poonchhwale
H
V
M
H
1882
1956
HVM
Y
P02239
SNA1280
Radha Reddi
C
V
F
H
CVM
Y(joint)
Y(joint)
Y(joint)
P02238
SNA1066
Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyya Pillai
O
O
M
H
1910
1991
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02237
SNA0136
Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastri
C
I
M
H
1896
1978
CIM
gottuvadyam
Y
P02236
SNA0174
Chintaman R. Vyas
H
V
M
H
1924
2002
HVM
Y
Y
P02235
SNA1269
Arvind Mulgaonkar
H
I
M
H
HIM
tabla
Y
P02234
SNA1032
U. Kogga Devanna Kamath
O
O
M
H
1919
2003
Gombeyata(Karnataka)
Y
P02233
SNA1065
Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
O
O
M
H
1945
2011
Playwriting(Malayalam)
Y
P02232
SNA0999
T. N. Swaminatha Pillai
C
I
M
H
1899
1961
CIM
flute
Y
P02231
SNA0991
T. K. Mahalingam Pillai
O
O
M
H
1917
2002
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02230
SNA0911
Sikkil Ramaswami Pillai
O
O
M
H
1888
1973
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02228
SNA1062
Vasant Shanker Kanetkar
O
O
M
H
1922
2000
Playwriting(Marathi)
Y
Y
P02227
SNA0421
Kasambhai Nathubhai Mir
O
O
M
H
1905
Direction(Theatre)
Y
P02226
SNA0159
Chandrasekhar B. Kambar
O
O
M
H
1938
Playwriting(Kannada)
Y
Y
P02225
SNA0665
P. Mani Madhava Chakiar
O
O
M
H
1899
1990
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
Y
Y
P02224
SNA0722
Purisai N. Subramaniya Thambiran
O
O
M
H
1933
Therukoothu(Tamil Nadu)
Y
P02223
SNA1153
Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi
O
O
M
M
1969
Qawwali
Y(joint)
P02222
SNA0901
Shivaputra S. K. 'Kumar Gandhrva'
H
V
M
H
1924
1992
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02221
SNA1059
Valayapattia R. Subramaniam
C
I
M
H
1941
CIM
thavil
Y
Y
P02219
SNA0397
Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody
O
O
M
H
1943
Kathakali
Y
P02217
SNA0860
Satya Bandopadhyay
O
O
M
H
1933
2006
Acting(Bengali)
Y
P02216
SNA0449
Kokha Charan Sahoo
O
O
M
H
1936
2006
Ravanchhaya Of Orissa
Y
P02215
SNA0392
Kalamandalam Rajan
O
O
M
H
1931
Kathakali
Y
P02214
SNA0017
Ajmer Singh Aulakh
O
O
M
H
1942
Playwriting(Pumjabi)
Y
P02213
SNA0961
Suhil Kumar Saxena
O
O
M
H
1921
Scholarshioin Performing Arts
Y
Y
Y
P02212
SNA0127
Bijon Bhattacharya
O
O
M
H
1917
1978
Playwriting(Bengali)
Y
P02211
SNA0842
Sambhu Bhatacharya
O
O
M
H
1923
2011
Creative & Experimental Dance
Y
P02210
SNA0706
Pranshkh Manilal Nayak
O
O
M
H
1910
1989
Acting(Gujarat)
Y
P02209
SNA1136
Kota Shivarama Karanth
O
O
M
H
1902
1997
Y
P02207
SNA0571
Markand Jashbhai Bhatt
O
O
M
H
1929
Acting
Y
P02206
SNA0494
Lakshman Prasad Chaube
O
O
M
H
1910
Haveli Sabgeet(Uttar Pradesh)
Y
P02205
SNA0464
Krishnaveni Lakshmanan
O
O
M
H
1942
2004
Bharatanatyam
Y
P02204
SNA0767
Rajendra Kumar Gangani
O
O
M
H
1966
Kathak
Y
P02203
SNA0444
Kidangoor Rama Chakyar
O
O
M
H
1927
Kutiyattam(Kerala)
Y
P02201
SNA1319
Kalu-Balu Kaulapurkar
O
O
M
H
1931
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y(joint)
P02200
SNA1270
Kala Ramnath
H
I
F
H
HIM
violin
Y