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.
P02876
SNA0726
Puttaraj Gavaigalu
H
V
M
H
1914
2010
HVM
Y
Y
P02877
SNA1312
Pushpraj Koshti
H
I
M
H
HIM
surbahar
Y
P06011
SNA0783
Ramchatur Mallick
H
V
M
H
1905
1990
HVM
Y
Y
P02879
SNA1098
Yashwant Bua Joshi
H
V
M
H
1927
HVM
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
P00084
SNA0791
Ranganayaki Rajagopalan
C
I
F
H
1932
CIM
veena
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
P02884
SNA0526
M. R. Srirengam Iyengar
C
V
M
H
1904
1981
CVM
Y
P00020
SNA0179
Chittoor S. Subramanyam
C
V
M
H
1900
1975
CVM
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
P02891
SNA1086
Vithabai Narayan Gaonkar
O
O
F
H
1935
2002
Tamasha(Maharashtra)
Y
P00064
SNA0580
Mogubai Kurdikar
H
V
F
H
1904
2001
HVM
Y
Y
P05991
SNA0260
Gangubai Hangal
H
V
F
H
1913
2009
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P05977
SNA0552
Malini Rajurkar
H
V
F
H
1941
HVM
Y
P02895
SNA1316
E. M. Subramaniam
C
I
H
CIM
ghatam
Y
P00032
SNA0274
Girja Devi
H
V
F
H
1929
HVM
Y
Y
Y
Y
P02896
SNA0804
Rita Ganguly
H
V
F
H
1940
HVM
Y
Y
P02897
SNA1232
V. Balaji
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P00011
SNA0076
B. Rajam Iyer
C
V
M
H
1922
2009
CVM
Y
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
P05988
SNA0697
Prabha Atre
H
V
F
H
1932
HVM
Y
Y
Y
P00235
SNA0965
Swapan Chaudhuri
H
I
M
H
1947
HIM
tabla
Y
P02902
SNA0652
Nityanand Haldipur
H
I
M
H
1948
HIM
flute
Y
P01704
SNA0524
M. L. Vasanthakumari
C
V
F
H
1928
1990
CVM
Y
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
P05928
SNA0319
Hirabai Barodekar
H
V
F
H
1905
1989
HVM
Y
Y
P02906
SNA0983
T. S. Subramanyam
C
V
M
H
1929
CVM
Y
P02907
SNA1224
Embar Kannan
C
I
M
H
CIM
violin
P02908
SNA1283
Mamalam M.K. Siva
C
I
H
CIM
nagasvaram
Y
P02910
SNA1186
R. Shankaranarayanan
C
I
M
H
CIM
mridangam
P02911
SNA0863
Satyabhamabi Pandharpurkar
O
O
F
H
1937
Lavani(Maharashtra)
Y
P00981
SNA0150
C. S. Krishna Iyer
C
V
M
H
1916
1998
CVM
Y
P02914
SNA0608
N. Channakeshaviah
C
V
M
H
1895
1984
CVM
Y
P02915
SNA1273
Mysore M Manjunath
C
I
H
CIM
violin
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
P01374
SNA0746
Radha
C
V
F
H
1939
CVM
Y(joint)
P00484
SNA0973
T. Brinda
C
V
F
H
1912
1996
CVM
Y
P02921
SNA0145
C. Saroja
C
V
F
H
1936
CVM
Y(joint)
P06822
SNA0341
Jayalakshmi
C
V
F
H
1938
CVM
Y(joint)
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
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
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
P02940
SNA1122
E. Krishna Iyer
O
O
M
H
1897
1968
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
P00077
SNA0742
R. N. Doreswamy
C
I
M
H
1916
2002
CIM
veena
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
P02947
SNA1257
Umakant Gundecha
H
V
M
H
HVM
Y(joint)
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
P02952
SNA0904
Shreeram Lagoo
O
O
M
H
1927
Acting(Marathi)
Y
Y
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
P02955
SNA1265
Shashank Subramanyam
C
I
H
CIM
flute
Y
P02956
SNA0093
Balakrushana Dash
O
O
M
H
1928
1993
Odssi Music(Orissa)
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