Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Award) is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs.
50,000, a citation, an angavastram (a shawl
), and a tamrapatra (a brass plaque). The awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional/folk/tribal/dance/music/theatre and Puppetry, and contribution/scholarship in performing arts.
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India.-History:...
, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs.
Rupee
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50,000, a citation, an angavastram (a shawl
Shawl
A shawl is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular or square piece of cloth, that is often folded to make a triangle but can also be triangular in shape...
), and a tamrapatra (a brass plaque). The awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional/folk/tribal/dance/music/theatre and Puppetry, and contribution/scholarship in performing arts.
Vocal
- 1952 – Mushtaq Hussain Khan
- 1953 – Kesarbai Kerkar
- 1954 – Rajab Ali Khan
- 1955 – Anant Manohar Joshi
- 1956 – Rajabhaiyya Poonchhwale
- 1957 – Rasoolan BaiRasoolan BaiRasoolan Bai was a leading Indian Hindustani classical music vocal musician. Belonging to the Benaras gharana, she specialized in the romantic Purab Ang of the Thumri musical genre.-Early life:...
- 1958 – Ganesh Ramachandra Behere
- 1959 – Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
- 1960 – Altaf Hussain Khan
- 1961 – Y. S. Mirashi Buwa
- 1962 – Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
- 1963 – Omkarnath ThakurOmkarnath ThakurOmkarnath Thakur was an Indian educator, musicologist, and Hindustani classical singer. He is famously known as "Pranav Rang", his pen-name.Thakur was born 1897 in a village in the Princely State of Baroda into a poor military family...
- 1964 – Rahimuddin Khan Dagar
- 1965 – Hirabai Barodekar
- 1966 – Siddheswari Devi
- 1967 – Amir Khan
- 1968 – Mogubai KurdikarMogubai KurdikarMogubai Kurdikar was a renowned Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.-Early years and background:...
- 1969 – Ramchatur Mallick
- 1970 – Nisar Hussain Khan
- 1971 – Mallikarjun MansurMallikarjun MansurMallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur was an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He received the three national Padma Awards: Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 1992.-Early life:...
- 1972 – Begum AkhtarBegum AkhtarAkhtari Bai Faizabadi or Begum Akhtar was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra and Thumri.She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by Govt. of India...
- 1973 – Gangubai HangalGangubai HangalGangubai Hangal was an Indian singer of the khyal genre of Hindustani classical music, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana.-Early life:...
- 1974 – Kumar GandharvaKumar GandharvaKumar Gandharva or Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkallimath was a Hindustani classical singer, famous for his unique vocal style, refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana, and his innovative genius...
- 1975 – Bhimsen JoshiBhimsen JoshiPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
- 1976 – Narayanrao VyasNarayanrao VyasNarayanrao Vyas was a Hindustani Musician of Gwalior Gharana. He was a disciple of Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. He cut several 78 rpm discs, classical khayals and semi-classical bhajans and thumris, around 1930 which became very famous. His father and uncle were well-known musicians in Kolhapur...
- 1977 – Girija DeviGirija DeviGirija Devi is an Indian classical singer of the Banaras gharana. She performs classical and light classical music and has helped elevate the profile of thumri.-Early life:Girija Devi was born in Varanasi, India in 1929...
- 1978 – Khadim Hussain Khan
- 1979 – Sarachchandra Arolkar
- 1980 – Nivruttibua Sarnaik
- 1981 – Basavaraj RajguruBasavaraj RajguruPandit Basavraj Rajguru was born at Yaliwal, a village in the north Karnataka district of Dharwad, a great centre of Hindustani classical music. He was a leading Hindustani vocal musician in the Kirana gharana...
- 1982 – Vasantrao DeshpandeVasantrao DeshpandeVasantrao Deshpande was a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist who was also a brilliant performer of Natya Sangeet. He had a unique style of singing which is still loved by many ardent fans.-Early life and background:...
- 1983 – Mahadev Prasad Mishra
- 1984 – Sharafat Hussain Khan
- 1985 – Kishori AmonkarKishori AmonkarKishori AmonkarN- is an Indian singer who performs in the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan. Amonkar trained under her mother, classical singer Mogubai Kurdikar of the Jaipur gharana , but experimented with a variety of vocal styles in her career...
, Aminuddin DagarAminuddin DagarUstad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar was an Indian dhrupad singer in the dagar-vani style.He is also remembered as the younger brother in the legendary jugalbandi or duo of Senior Dagar Brothers... - 1986 – Asgari BaiAsgari BaiAsgari Bai was a renowned Indian Dhrupad singer. She was a recipient of Padma Shri, Tansen Samman, Academy Samman and Shikhar Samman. She has also been felicitated with Nari Shakti Samman...
, Firoz DasturFiroz Dastur-Career:Dastur was part of Indian Film Industry in 1930s, acting in a few films by Wadia Movietone and other film banners. But his first love was Indian Classical Music....
, Manik VarmaManik VarmaPadmashree Manik Varma is considered the doyen of Hindustani classical Music from the Kirana Gharana, most known for her song, Amrutahuni Goad. She also excelled in semi-classical and light music like Thumri, Marathi Natya Sangeet, Bhavgeet and Bhakti geet... - 1987 – C. R. Vyas, Shobha GurtuShobha GurtuShobha Gurtu was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen, and for the ‘Abhinaya’ ang in her full-throated voice...
, Pandit JasrajPandit JasrajPandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He is the foremost exponent of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani classical music.-Early life:Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox brahmin family to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. His family is well known for singing in the Mewati... - 1988 – Padmavati Gokhale Shaligram
- 1989 – Jitendra AbhishekiJitendra AbhishekiPandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music...
- 1990 – K. G. Ginde, Dhondutai KulkarniDhondutai KulkarniDhondutai Kulkarni, is perhaps the last living icon of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. The legendary Alladiya Khan, who founded the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana, made this Gharana unique by its full-throated singing, its complicated Taans, and its vast repertoire of Raags, which Dhondutai Kulkarni...
- 1991 – N. Zahiruddin Dagar, Prabha Atre
- 1992 – Ramarao V. Naik, Shiv Kumar Shukla
- 1993 – Bala Saheb Poochwale, Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar
- 1994 – Sulochana BrahaspatiSulochana BrahaspatiSulochana Brahaspati is one of the noted performers of Hindustani classical music.-Background:She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Rampur gharana. She learnt music from Pandit Bholanath Bhat and Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan of Rampur. Later she received intensive training from her guru, and...
, Zia Fariddudin Dagar - 1995 – A. Kanan
- 1996 – Dinkar Kaikini, Hafeez Ahmad Khan
- 1997 – L. K. Pandit
- 1998 – Puttaraj GawaiPuttaraj GawaiPandit Puttaraj Gawai is an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who has authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant...
galu, Parveen SultanaParveen SultanaBegum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as Queen of Classical Vocal.She was conferred the Padmashri in 1976....
, Rajan and Sajan MishraRajan and Sajan MishraRajan and Sajan Mishra are brothers, renowned singers of the khyal style of Indian classical music. They were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, jointly in 1998 and the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995.... - 1999–2000 – Ajoy ChakrabortyAjoy ChakrabortyPandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist. He belongs to the Patiala gharana.-Early life and background:Chakrabarty was born in Bengal to Ajit Chakrabarty in a Hindu Brahmin family. They moved to India from his homeland, Bangladesh during the partition and raised his two...
, Rita Ganguly, Malabika KananMalabika KananMalabika Kanan was a Hindustani classical vocalist. She was born in Lucknow to Rabindralal Roy, a musicologist. She was married to another singer, A. Kanan. She received the ITC Sangeet Research Academy Award in 1995 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1999-2000. She died February 17, 2009 in... - 2001 – Abhay Narayan Mallick, Sangameshwar Gurav, Malini RajurkarMalini RajurkarMalini Rajurkar is a noted Hindustani classical singer of Gwalior Gharana.-Early life:She grew up in the state of Rajasthan in India. For three years she taught mathematics at the Savitri Girls’ High School & College, Ajmer, where she had graduated in the same subject...
- 2002 – Sushila Rani Patel, Sharayu Kalekar
- 2003 – Ghulam Mustafa Waris Khan, Yeshwant Balkrishna Joshi
- 2004 – Balwant Rai BhattBalwantrai BhattPandit Balwant Rai Bhatt is a noted Indian composer and musician of Hindustani vocal music. He is also known as "Bhav Rang".-Early life and background:...
, Tejpal Singh and Surinder Singh - 2005 – S. C. R. Bhat, Ramashreya JhaRamashreya jhaRamashreya Jha was a distinguished composer, musician, scholar and teacher of Hindustani Classical music. He was the Head of the Department of Music in Allahabad University from 1980 to 1989. He was known for his deep knowledge, creative genius and his gifts as a teacher...
- 2006 – Vijay Kumar Kichlu, Rashid KhanRashid KhanUstad Rashid Khan is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, and is the great grandson of Gharana founder Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan.He is married to Joyeeta Bose, from the illustrious family of Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose.In a...
- 2007 – Vidyadhar Vyas, Govardhan Mishra
- 2008 – Ulhas KashalkarUlhas KashalkarPandit Ulhas N Kashalkar is a noted Hindustani classical vocalist. He has received training in the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharanas, and is considered a legitimate representative of all three schools.-Early life:...
, M. R. Gautam - 2009 – Abdul Rashid KhanAbdul Rashid KhanUstad Abdul Rashid Khan is a vocalist of Hindustani music genre. His sings in the tradition of Mian Tansen. Apart from khayal, he sings dhrupad, dhamar and thumri with equal versatility.-Early life:...
, Vasundhara Komkali - 2010 – Chhannu Lal Mishra, Yash Paul
Instrumental
- BeenBeenBeen may refer to:*Pungi, an Indian wind instrument also called a been.*Rudra Veena, string instrument*Past participle of the verb "to be"...
/Rudra VeenaRudra veenaSee also veenaThe rudra veena is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani classical music. It is an ancient instrument rarely played today...
/Vichitra VeenaVichitra veenaThe vichitra veena is a plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music. It is similar to the Carnatic gottuvadhyam . It has no frets and is played with a slide.-The structure:...
- 1969 – Dabir Khan
- 1977 – Asad Ali KhanAsad Ali KhanAsad Ali Khan was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument rudra veena. Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu...
- 1981 – Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
- 1994 – Pandit Gopal Krishan
- 1995 – Ahmad Raza Khan
- FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- 1983 – Hari Prasad Chaurasia
- 1986 – Devendra Murdeshwar
- 1994 – Raghunath SethRaghunath SethPandit Raghunath Seth is a noted Indian exponent of Hindustani classical music through the medium of Bansuri, or bamboo flute; he is also a noted film score composer...
- 2010 – Nityanand HaldipurNityanand HaldipurNityanand Haldipur is a performer and teacher of the Indian bamboo flute, known in India as the bansuri. He is a purist in the true Maihar Gharana tradition, at present learning from Ma Annapurna Devi, in Mumbai, India...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- 2005 – Brij Bhushan KabraBrij Bhushan KabraBrij Bhushan Kabra is an Indian musician who popularized the guitar as an instrument in Indian classical music.Kabra was born 1937 to Goverdhanlal Kabra in Jodhpur where he spent his youth. He was interested in sports and listened to Indian classical music, but did not intend to become a musician...
- 2005 – Brij Bhushan Kabra
- HarmoniumHarmoniumA harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
- 1999–2000 – Appa Jalgaonkar
- 2005 – Tulsidas Vasant Borkar
- PakhavajPakhavajThe pakhavaj, pakhawaj, pakuaj, pakhvaj or pakavaj is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, the North Indian equivalent to the Southern mridangam....
- 1955 – Govind Rao Burhanpurkar
- 1965 – Sakharam Tavde
- 1967 – Ayodhya Prasad
- 1978 – Purushottam DasPurushottam DasPurushottam Das was the pioneer of the Nathdwara school of Pakhawaj playing.- External links :****...
- 1988 – Ramshankardas Pagaldas
- 1991 – Chatrapati SinghChatrapati SinghRaja Chatrapati Singh was an Indian percussionist. He was famous for his virtuosity on on Pakhavaj drums used in Hindustani Classical Music.-Biography:...
- 1993 – Gopaldas Panse
- 1995 – Ram Ashish Pathak
- 2003 – Bhawani Shankar
- SantoorSantoorThe santoor is an ancient stringed musical instrument, native to Kashmir and Iran. It is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer often made of walnut, with seventy two strings. The special-shaped mallets are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers...
- 1986 – Shivkumar SharmaShivkumar SharmaShivkumar Sharma is an Indian santoor player. The santoor is a folk instrument from Kashmir and Jammu. Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit.-Early life:...
- 1993 – Bhajan Sopori
- 1986 – Shivkumar Sharma
- SarangiSarangiThe Sārangī is a bowed, short-necked string instrument of India which is originated from Rajasthani folk instruments. It plays an important role in India's Hindustani classical music tradition...
- 1966 – Shakoor Khan,
- 1975 – Ram NarayanRam NarayanRam Narayan , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularized the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player....
- 1976 – Gopal Misra
- 1986 – Sabri Khan
- 1988 – Hanuman Prasad Mishra
- 1990 – Abdul Lateef Khan
- 1992 – Sultan Khan
- 1996 – Inderlal Dhandra
- 2008 – Ramesh Mishra
- SarodSarodThe sarod is a stringed musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music. Along with the sitar, it is the most popular and prominent instrument in the classical music of Hindustan...
- 1952 – Allauddin KhanAllauddin KhanAllauddin Khan , was a Bengali sarodiya and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most renowned music teachers of the 20th Century in Indian classical music.In 1935, he toured Europe, along with Uday Shankar's ballet troupe, and later also worked at his...
- 1953 – Hafiz Ali KhanHafiz Ali KhanHafiz Ali Khan was an Indian Sarod player. He was a tall figure in twentieth-century sarod music. A fifth-generation descendant of the famous Bangash Gharana of sarod players, Hafiz Ali was known for the lyrical beauty of his music and the crystal-clear tone of his strokes...
- 1963 – Ali Akbar KhanAli Akbar KhanAli Akbar Khan , often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad , was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod...
- 1971 – Radhika Mohan MaitraRadhika Mohan MaitraRadhika Mohan Maitra was an Indian sarod player. Maitra was considered an influential figure in 20th century sarod playing and received the title Sangeetacharya.-Early life and background:...
- 1986 – Sharan Rani Backliwal
- 1988 – Zarin Sharma
- 1989 – Amjad Ali KhanAmjad Ali KhanAmjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan was born into a musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s...
- 1993 – Buddhadev Das GuptaBuddhadev Das GuptaBuddhadev Das Gupta is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Das Gupta resides in Kolkata, India. He is one of the artists featured in Nimbus Records's The Raga Guide...
- 1999–2000 – Rajeev Taranath
- 2004 – Aashish KhanAashish KhanAashish Khan Debsharma is an eminent Indian classical musician, known for his virtuosity on the Sarod. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 in the 'Best World Music' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode"...
- 1952 – Allauddin Khan
- ShehnaiShehnaiThe shehnai, shahnai, shenai or mangal vadya, is an aerophonic instrument, a double reed conical oboe, common in North India, West India and Pakistan, made out of wood, with a metal flare bell at the end...
- 1956 – Bismillah KhanBismillah KhanUstad Bismillah Khan was an Indian shehnai maestro. He was the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna , the highest civilian honour in India and gained worldwide acclaim for playing the shehnai for more than eight decades....
- 1985 – Ali Hussain Khan
- 1989 – Anant Lal
- 1996 – Raghunath Prasanna
- 2008 – Krishna Ram Chaudhary
- 2009 – Ali Ahmad Hussain
- 1956 – Bismillah Khan
- SitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
- 1958 – Yusuf Ali
- 1960 – Wahid KhanWahid Khan- Childhood and training :When Wahid Khan was still quite young, Imdad Khan moved into Kolkata from Etawah with his family. There they used to stay at the house of noted connoisseur Sri. Taraprasad Ghosh, where Imdad Khan rigorously trained his two talented sons Enayat Khan and Wahid Khan. Wahid...
- 1962 – Ravi ShankarRavi ShankarRavi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
- 1968 – Mustaq Ali Khan
- 1974 – Nikhil BanerjeeNikhil BanerjeeNikhil Ranjan Banerjee was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar Gharana who played the stringed instrument sitar.-Early life and background:...
- 1987 – Abdul Halim Jaffer KhanAbdul Halim Jaffer KhanAbdul Halim Jaffer Khan is an Indian sitar player. Khan received the national awards Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1987.-Life:...
, Imrat KhanImrat KhanImrat Khan is a leading sitar and surbahar player. He is the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.-Training and early career:...
(also Surbahar) - 1989 – Balram Pathak
- 1992 – Uma Shankar Mishra
- 1994 – Shamim Ahmed Khan
- 1996 – Debu Chaudhuri
- 2001 – Mani Lal Nag
- 2003 – Arvind Parikh
- 2006 – Shahid ParvezShahid ParvezUstad Shahid Parvez Khan is a sitar player of Hindustani classical music. He carries on a legacy of sitar playing that goes back several generations in his family. He belongs to the famous Etawah Gharana and belongs to the seventh generation of this musical lineage...
- 2010 – Budhaditya MukherjeeBudhaditya MukherjeeBudhaditya Mukherjee is a Hindustani classical sitar and surbahar player of the Imdadkhani Gharana .He was taught by his father Bimalendu Mukherjee from the age of 5, and started making a name for himself at a young age...
- SurbaharSurbaharSurbahar , sometimes known as bass sitar, is a plucked string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India. It is closely related to sitar, but it has a lower tone. Depending on the instrument's size, it is usually pitched two to five whole steps below the standard sitar, but...
- 1991 – Annapurna Devi
- TablaTablaThe tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...
- 1954 – Ahmed Jan ThirakwaAhmed Jan ThirakwaAhmed Jan Thirakwa Khan was an Indian tabla player, commonly considered the preeminent soloist among tabla players of the 20th century, and among the most influential percussionists in the history of Indian classical music...
- 1959 – Jahangir Khan
- 1961 – Kanthe Maharaj
- 1970 – Masit Khan
- 1976 – Karamatulla Khan
- 1979 – Samta PrasadSamta PrasadPandit Samta Prasad was an Indian classical musician and Tabla player from the Benares gharana. He also played tabla in many Hindi films including, Meri Surat Teri Ankhen and Sholay , and film music composer Rahul Dev Burman was one of his disciples He was the son of Pandit Hari Sunder, also...
Maharaj - 1982 – Alla Rakha
- 1984 – Kishan MaharajKishan MaharajPandit Kishan Maharaj was an Indian tabla player who belonged to the Benares gharana of Hindustani classical music.-Early life and background:...
- 1990 – Zakir HussainZakir Hussain (musician)Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...
- 1991 – Shaikh Dawood
- 1997 – Swapan ChaudhuriSwapan ChaudhuriSwapan Chaudhuri is an Indian tabla player, who has accompanied several musicians of Indian classical music, including, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Jasraj....
, Lalji Gokhale - 1998 – Pandharinath Gangadhar Nageshkar
- 1999–2000 – Shankar GhoshShankar GhoshPandit Shankar Ghosh is a noted Indian tabla player from the Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music. He is also an occasional Hindustani classical singer where he follows the Patiala gharana....
- 2002 – Suresh B. Gaitonde, Anindo Chatterjee
- 2004 – Suresh TalwalkarSuresh TalwalkarSuresh Talwalkar is an Indian musician who plays the percussion instrument tabla.Talwalkar was born 1948 in Mumbai and initially learned playing the tabla from his father Dattatrey Talwalkar...
- 2006 – Kumar BoseKumar BoseKumar Bose is an Indian tabla maestro and composer of Indian classical music. Bose belongs to the Benaras Gharana school of music. In addition to his musical abilities, Bose is also an awarded sportsman, a carrom champion, and fluently speaks four languages.-Family:Bose was born in Kolkata in a...
- 2007 – Nandan Mehta
- 2009 – Lachman Singh Seen
- 1954 – Ahmed Jan Thirakwa
- ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- 1972 – Gajananrao JoshiGajananrao JoshiGajanan Anant Joshi was a vocalist and violinist in Hindustani music.-Early life and background:Joshi came from a family of musicians...
- 1980 – V. G. JogV. G. JogVishnu Govind Jog, better known as V. G. Jog , was an Indian violinist. He was the foremost exponent of the violin in the Hindustani music tradition in the 20th century, and is credited for introducing this instrument into Hindustani music.Jog was a disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan...
- 1990 – N. RajamN. Rajam-Early life:N. Rajam was born in Chennai in a musical family to Vidwan A. Narayana Iyer. Her brother is violinist T. N. Krishnan. Rajam started her initial training in carnatic music under her father...
- 1995 – D. K. Datar
- 1997 – Sisir Kana Dhar Chowdhury
- 2007 – Ramoo Prasad Shastri
- 1972 – Gajananrao Joshi
Vocal
- 1952 – Ariyakudi Ramanuja IyengarAriyakudi Ramanuja IyengarAriyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar or more popularly simply called as Ariyakudi was born in Ariyakudi a town in the Karaikudi district of Tamil Nadu, South India in the year 1890. Ariyakudi was a Carnatic Music vocalist and is known for his unique style. He made his debut at Tyagaraja Aradhana in 1918...
- 1953 – Semmangudi R. Srinivasa IyerSemmangudi Srinivasa IyerSemmangudi Srinivasa Iyer is considered to be one of the greatest Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century...
- 1954 – Mysore K. Vasudevacharya
- 1955 – Maharajapuram Vishwanatha IyerMaharajapuram Viswanatha IyerMaharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer was one of the great Indian Carnatic vocalists. He won several awards including Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Sangeetha Bhupathy.-Early life and background:Viswanatha Iyer was born in Chennai to Rama Iyer, a singer....
- 1956 – M. S. SubbulakshmiM. S. SubbulakshmiMadurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi , also known as M.S., was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. She is the first Indian musician to receive...
- 1957 – Musiri Subramania IyerMusiri Subramania IyerMusiri Subramania Iyer was a Carnatic vocalist who's stage performing career spanned the 1920s to the 1940s. After retirement from the stage, he remained an iconic figure in Carnatic music as a dedicated teacher and leader in the Carnatic community...
- 1958 – Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
- 1959 – G. N. BalasubramaniamG. N. BalasubramaniamG. N. Balasubramaniam , popularly known as GNB, was a legendary vocalist in the Carnatic tradition. He became the first superstar of Carnatic music, innovating the art through emphasis on laya control & reducing the gamakas which eventually made Carnatic music appeal to the lay and the learned...
- 1960 – Madurai Mani IyerMadurai Mani IyerMadurai Mani Iyer was a Carnatic music singer, who was famous for his unique style. He was one of the most highly celebrated carnatic vocalists during the first half of the 20th century. He was renowned for his adept skills at singing kalpana swarams, neraval, and raga alapana...
- 1961 – Mudikondan C. Venkatarama Iyer
- 1962 – D. K. PattammalD. K. PattammalDamal Krishnaswamy Pattammal was a prominent Carnatic musician and a playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. She along with her contemporaries M. S. Subbulakshmi and M. L. Vasanthakumari were popularly referred to as the Female trinity of Carnatic Music...
- 1963 – B. Devendrappa
- 1964 – Chittoor S. Subramanyam
- 1965 – T. BrindaT. BrindaThanjavur Brinda was one of the representatives of the Veenai Dhanammal school of Carnatic Music. She was primarily a vocalist, although she also played the Veenai. She is affectionately referred to as 'Brindamma', by her fans....
- 1966 – M.R. Srirengam Iyengar
- 1967 – C. Venkata Rao
- 1968 – Alathur Srinivasa IyerAlathur Srinivasa IyerAlathur Srinivasa Iyer , born in a Brahmin family in Tamil Nadu, was an Indian vocalist. Together with Sivasubramania Iyer he formed the successful duo known as the Alathur Brothers, though the two were not in fact brothers. A student of Alathur Venkatesa Iyer, Srinivasa gave his first...
- 1969 – Dandapani Desigar
- 1970 – M. L. VasanthakumariM. L. VasanthakumariMadras Lalitangi Vasanthakumari , was a Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. MLV and her contemporaries D. K. Pattammal and M. S. Subbulakshmi were popularly referred to as the "female trinity of Carnatic Music. A prime disciple of the G. N...
- 1971 – N. Channakeshaviah
- 1972 – T. Muktha
- 1973 – B.S. Raja Iyengar
- 1974 – M. D. RamanathanM. D. RamanathanManjapara Devesa Ramanathan affectionately called MDR was a Carnatic music composer and vocalist.-Early life:...
- 1975 – M. Balamurali Krishna
- 1976 – K.V.Narayanaswamy
- 1977 – Sripada PinakapaniSripada PinakapaniProfessor Sripada Pinakapaani shortly S. Pinakapani is a medical doctor, administrator, professor in medicine, and carnatic musician.-Early life:...
- 1978 – Madurai S. SomasundaramS. SomasundaramMadurai S. Somasundaram was a Carnatic music vocalist. He was popularly called Madurai Somu. He learnt music from Sesha Bhagavatar, Abhirama Sastri and Chittoor Subramanyam Pillai. He started his career by giving a concert in Tiruchendur in 1934.He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...
- 1979 – R K SrikanthanR K SrikanthanRudrapatna Krishnashastri Srikantan is a vocalist of the Karnataka Sangeeta tradition of South Indian music.- Family background and early life :...
- 1980 – Seerkhazhi S. GovindarajanSirkazhi GovindarajanSirkazhi Govindarajan was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music.Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) and started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. His son Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is also a Carnatic singer....
- 1981 – Radha and JayalakshmiRadha JayalakshmiRadha and Jayalakshmi popularly known as Radha Jayalakshmi , were Indian Carnatic music vocalist duo as well as playback singers in films in 1940s and 1950s, before they became music teachers. The person who does the playback singing is Jayalakshmi but was named as Radha Jayalakshmi in the cine field...
- 1982 – T.M. Thiagarajan
- 1983 – D. K. JayaramanD. K. JayaramanD. K. Jayaraman , the renowned brother of D. K. Pattammal, was a Carnatic music singer.After learning music from his sister, he furthered his musical skills under many known masters in the field, including Muthiah Bhagavathar and Papanasam Sivan. Like his sister, Jayaraman was known for his moving...
- 1984 – Maharajapuram V. SanthanamMaharajapuram SanthanamSangeetha Kalanidhi Maharajapuram Santhanam , was one of the great Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu. He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a Carnatic singer.- Profile :Besides...
- 1985 – Voleti VenkatesvaruluVoleti VenkatesvaruluSri Voleti Venkateswarulu was one of the most prominent South Indian classical musicians of the 20th century. Born in Rajahmundry, he learnt music initially for 10 years from Sri Munuganti Venkata Rao Pantulu of Kakinada, and later underwent exclusive training for 3 years under Dr...
- 1986 – B. Rajam Iyer
- 1986 – Nedunuri Krishnamoorthy
- 1987 – Madurai N. Krishnan
- 1987 – Mani Krishnaswami
- 1988 – Nookala Chinna SatyanarayanaNookala Chinna SatyanarayanaMahamahopadhyaya Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana is a Carnatic musician, a classical vocalist, musicologist, author and teacher, a great administrator and motivator. He is a performer on All India Radio and Doordarshan who has participated in Sangeeta Sammelans, outdoor broadcasts and national...
- 1989 – Titte Krishna Iyengar
- 1990 – T. V. Sankaranarayanan
- 1991 – S. RajamS. RajamSundaram Rajam was an Indian actor, painter and Carnatic musician from the state of Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Carnatic musician Papanasam Sivan and the elder brother of Tamil film director and musician Veenai S. Balachander. Rajam made his Tamil film debut in the 1934 film Seetha Kalyanam...
- 1992 – K.R. Kumaraswamy Iyer
- 1993 – Trichy Swaminathan Iyer
- 1994 – C.S. Krishna Iyer
- 1995 – R. Vedavalli
- 1996 – T.K. Govinda Rao
- 1997 – M.S. Balasubramanya Sarma
- 2000 - S. R. JanakiramanS. R. JanakiramanS. R. Janakiraman is a Carnatic vocalist and a musicologist. He was born in Lalgudi, Tamilnadu on July 12, 1928 to Rangaswami Iyer and Gowri Ammal....
- 2002 – T.R. Subramanyam
- 2003 – Trichur V. RamachandranTrichur V. RamachandranTrichur V. Ramachandran is a Carnatic music vocalist.He was born in 1940 in Trichur, Kerala. He gave his first concert at the age of 14 and is a disciple of G. N. Balasubramaniam and later he underwent training under M L Vasanthakumari as part of an Indian government Cultural Scholarship...
, M. A. Narasimhachar - 2004 – Thiruvengadu A. Jayaraman, C. Saroja & C. Lalitha
- 2005 – S. V. Parthasarrathy, P. S. NarayanaswamyP. S. NarayanaswamyPuliyur Subramaniam Narayanaswamy also spelt Narayanaswami is a Carnatic music vocalist. He learnt music from Tiruppambaram Somasundaram Pillai, T. M. Tyagarajan and later from Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. He awarded the Bala Gana Kala Rathnam at the age of 12...
- 2006 – D. Pasupathi, Chingleput RanganathanChingleput RanganathanChingleput Ranganathan was an outstanding classical Carnatic vocalist and a much sought after Guru.-Early life and background:Chingleput C. Ranganathan, was born in Chennai on 3 June 1938 to Sriman Chellappa Iyengar and Srimathi Lakshmi Ammal. His mother used to be a student of Harihara Iyer, a...
- 2007 – B. Krishnamoorti
- 2008 – Puranam Purushottama SastriPuranam Purushottama SastriPuranam Purushottama Sastri was an eminent Carnatic Musician and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.He is son of Puranam Kanakayya Sastri. He was born in Nallapadu in Guntur district in 1925. His father Kanakayya Sastri was also famous musician and Asthana Vidwan of Gadwal Samsthanam and...
- 2009 – Parassala B Ponnammal
- 2010 – Suguna Purushothaman, Mysore Nagamani Srinath
Instrumental
- Clarionet
- 1994 – A. K. C. Natarajan
- FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- 1954 – Palladam Sanjeeva Rao
- 1961– T.N. Swaminatha Pillai
- 1965 – T. R. MahalingamT. R. Mahalingam (flautist)-External links:* * * *...
- 1984 – Natesan RamaniN. RamaniN. Ramani is a renowned Indian Carnatic flautist.-Early life and background:N. Ramani was born in Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. Aside from the influence of his place of birth, Ramani was born into a musical family...
- 1987 – T. Viswanathan
- 1989 – Sikkil Sisters - Kunjumani & NeelaSikkil Sisters - Kunjumani & NeelaSikkil Kunjumani, the elder of the sisters, was born on June 15, 1930 and Sikkil Neela, the younger was born on September 6, 1940. Together they are more famously known as the Sikkil Sisters. Their father Azhiyur Natesa Iyer was a mridangist...
- 1997 – Kesi Narayanaswamy
- 1999–2000 – T.S. Sankaran
- 2004 – Prapancham Sita Ram
- GhatamGhatamThe ghaṭam is a percussion instrument used in the Carnatic music of South India. Its analogue in Rajasthan is known as the madga and pani mataqa "water jug"....
- 1988 – Thetakudi Harihara VinayakramThetakudi Harihara VinayakramThetakudi Harihara Vinayakram , also known as Vikku Vinayakram is a Grammy Award–winning Indian percussionist. Vinayakram plays Carnatic music with the ghatam, an earthen pot. Vinayakram is credit for the progress and development as well as popularizing of the ghatam.-Early life:Vikku Vinayakram...
- 1995 – Umayalpuram K. Narayanaswamy
- 1988 – Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram
- GottuvadhyamGottuvadhyamThe chitravina The chitravina The chitravina (also known as chitra veena, chitraveena, chitra vina, hanumad vina, or mahanataka vina, is a 20 or 21-string fretless lute Carnatic music played mainly in South India today, though its origins can be traced back to Bharata's Natya Shastra, where it is...
- 1958 – Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastri
- 2006 – Chitravina N. Ravi Kiran
- KanjiraKanjiraThe kanjira, khanjira or ganjira, a South Indian frame drum, is an instrument of the tambourine family. It is used primarily in concerts of Carnatic music as a supporting instrument for the mridangam...
- 2001 – G. Harishankar
- MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
- 2009 – U. SrinivasU. SrinivasUppalapu Shrinivas , is an Indian mandolin player of the Carnatic musical tradition of Southern India. Shrinivas plays an electric mandolin and has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Michael Nyman, and Michael Brook...
- 2009 – U. Srinivas
- Mridangam
- 1956 – Palghat Mani IyerPalghat Mani IyerPalghat T.S. Mani Iyer was one of the leading mridangists in the field of Carnatic music and the first mridangist to win the Sangeetha Kalanidhi andPadmabhushan awards....
- 1975 – C.S. Murugabhoopathy
- 1979 – Kolanka Venkata RajuKolanka Venkata RajuKolanka Venkata Raju is a Mridangam exponent and recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1979. He has received a Certificat of Merit from The Music Academy, Chennai. He is associated with violin player Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu for a long-time....
- 1983 – Palghat R. RaghuPalghat R. RaghuPalghat R. Raghu was a famous Carnatic musician and percussionist.- Early life :Palghat R. Raghu was born on January 9, 1928 in Rangoon, Burma . He died of cardiac arrest on June 2, 2009. As a child, he was immensely talented and inducted into mridangam lessons very early in his life...
- 1987 – T. K. Murthy
- 1990 – T. V. GopalakrishnanT. V. GopalakrishnanTirupanithurai Viswanatha Gopalakrishnan is a Carnatic and Hindustani musician from Chennai.Gopalakrishnan hails from a family of musicians, spanning over two centuries; his father was a court musician for the Cochin Royal Family. He is a vocalist, plays the violin and is also an exponent of the...
- 1991 – Vellore G. Ramabhadran
- 1992 – Umayalpuram K. SivaramanUmayalpuram K. SivaramanUmayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman is an Indian mridangam player. He was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, on the occasion of the country's 61st Republic Day observance on January 26, 2010 and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Kerala in...
- 1994 – Dandamudi Rammohan Rao
- 1996 – Guruvayur DoraiGuruvayur DoraiGuruvayur Dorai is one of India's senior-most exponents of the South Indian classical percussion instrument, the mridangam. He had his initial training under Palghat Subba Iyer and E.P. Narayana Pisharody, and later from the legendary master Palani Subramaniam Pillai...
- 1998 – Karaikudi ManiKaraikudi ManiKaraikudi Mani is an Indian percussionist, primarily adept in the mridangam, a south Indian drum instrument. He is a renowned mridangist around the world....
- 1999–2000 V. Kamalakar Rao
- 2002 – Yella Venkateshwara Rao
- 2004 – Madras A. Kannan
- 2006 – Thiruvarur BakthavathsalamThiruvarur BakthavathsalamThiruvarur Bakthavathsalam is a Mridangam musician from a family of traditional musicians in the Tanjore district of Tamilnadu, India. He is currently staying in Chennai.- Career :...
- 2008 – Mannargudi A. Easwaran
- 2009 – Dandamudi Sumathi Rama Mohan Rao
- 2010 – Srimushnam Raja Rao
- 1956 – Palghat Mani Iyer
- NadaswaramNadaswaramThe nadaswaram, also spelt nadhaswaram, and also called nagaswaram , is one of the most popular classical musical instruments in the South Indian culture and the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instrument...
- 1955 – Thiruvaduthurai N. Rajratnam Pillai
- 1962 – Dr.Thiruvengadu Subramania Pillai
- 1966 – P.S. Veeruswamy Pillai
- 1972 – T. S. Natarajasundaram Pillai
- 1976 – Sheik Chinna MoulanaSheik Chinna MoulanaDr.Sheik Chinna Moulana popularly known as Sheik was a legendary Nadhaswaram Player in the Carnatic tradition. He achieved high position through his outstanding control over the instrument, rendering the Krities in the Gayaki style and for his extraordinary style of Raga Alapana.-Tradition:Sheik...
- 1981 – Namagiripettai K. Krishnan
- 1995 – Domada Chittiabbayi
- 2005 – Ongale N. Rangaiah
- 2007 – S. R. D. Vaithiyanathan
- SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- 2003 – Kadri GopalnathKadri GopalnathDr. Kadri Gopalnath is an Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone.-Early life:...
- 2003 – Kadri Gopalnath
- ThavilThavilThe thavil or tavil is a barrel shaped drum from South India. It is used in temple, folk and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram. The thavil and the nadaswaram are essential ingredients of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India.The thavil consists of a cylindrical shell...
- 1985 – Valangaiman A. Shanmugasundaram Pillai
- 1988 – Valayapatti A.R. Subramaniam
- 2001 – Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel
- VeenaVeenaVeena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:With frets*Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music*Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic musicFretless...
- 1952 – Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer
- 1960 – L. Subramanya Sastri
- 1968 – K.S. Narayanaswami
- 1969 – Devakottai A. Narayana Iyengar
- 1970 – Mysore V. Doreswamy IyengarDoraiswamy IyengarDoreswamy Iyengar, generally known as Mysore V. Doreswamy Iyengar , was a famous Carnatic musician and an exponent of the Veena...
- 1973 – Emani Sankara SastryEmani sankara sastryEmani Sankara Sastry , was a renowned Veena player of Carnatic music.-Life sketch:Sankara Sastry was born on September 23, 1922 in Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh. He came from a family of celebrated classical musicians...
- 1977 – Sundaram Balachander
- 1980 – Tanjavur K.P. Sivanandam
- 1986 – Raajeswari Padmanabhan
- 1988 – R. Pichumani Iyer
- 1990 – Chitti BabuChitti BabuChitti Babu is a Indian comedian, presenter and actor who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil cinema. He was also one of the judges in the comedy show Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV.Filmography=Television=* Hari Giri Assembly...
- 1992 – M.K. Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar
- 1993 – Kalpakam Swaminathan
- 2001 – R.N. Doreswamy
- 2002 – E. Gayathri
- 2007 – Vidya Shankar
- ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- 1953 – Dwaram Venkataswamy NaiduDwaram Venkataswamy NaiduDwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was one of the most important carnatic violinists of the 20th century.-Early life and background:...
- 1957 – Tirumakudalu ChowdiahTirumakudalu ChowdiahTirumakudalu Chowdiah was a violin maestro from India in the Carnatic classical tradition.-Early Years:Chowdiah, was born in Tirumakudalu village on the banks of the river Kaveri near Mysore....
- 1959 – Kumbakonam Rajamanickkam Pillai
- 1963 – T.K. Jayarama Iyer
- 1964 – K.N. Chinnaswamy Iyer
- 1967 – K.S. Venkataramiah 'Papa'
- 1971 – Madurai S. Subramanya Iyer
- 1974 – T. N. Krishnan
- 1978 – Lalgudi JayaramanLalgudi JayaramanLalgudi Jayarama Iyer is a well-known Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer.-Early life and background:...
- 1982 – M. S. GopalakrishnanM. S. GopalakrishnanM.S. Gopalakrishnan, aka MSG, is a violinist in the field of Carnatic music. He has been a recipient of the Padma Sri, Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and 1997 Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, and is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of carnatic...
- 1986 – M. ChandrasekaranM. ChandrasekaranM. Chandrasekaran is an eminent Carnatic classical violinist from Chennai , Tamil Nadu. He the recipient of the 2005 Sangita Kalanidhi award from the Madras Music Academy.- References :...
- 1988 – Chalakudy N.S. Narayanaswamy
- 1989 – R.K. Venkatarama Sastry
- 1991 – Kandadevi S. Alagiriswamy
- 1993 – Kunnakudi VaidyanathanKunnakudi VaidyanathanKunnakudi Vaidyanathan was an Indian classical music violinist.-Early life:He was born to Sri Ramaswamy Sastri and Smt. Meenakshi at Kunnakudi, a temple town of Lord Murugan in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.His father was a scholar in Sanskrit and Tamil, and a composer and exponent of...
- 1996 – Annavarapu Ramaswamy
- 1997 – T. Rukmini
- 1998 – M. S. Anantharaman
- 1999–2000 R. R Keshava Murthy
- 2003 – A. Kanyakumari
- 2005 – V. V. Subrahmanyam
- 2008 – B. SasikumarB. SasikumarB. Sasikumar is a noted Carnatic music violinist, musician, teacher, composer and writer from Kerala, South India.- Profile :B.Sasikumar was born on 27 April 1949 in Thiruvalla, to the late M. K. Bhaskara Panicker and G...
- 2010 – Nagai R. Muralidharan
- 1953 – Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
Creative and experimental music
- 1973 – Vishnudas Shirali
- 1976 – Timir Baran Bhattacharya
- 1978 – Rai Chand Boral
- 1982 – Vijay Raghav Rao
- 1983 – Chidambaram S. Jayaraman
- 1986 – Anil BiswasAnil Biswas (composer)Anil Biswas was a famous Indian film music composer from 1935 to 1965, who apart from being one of pioneers of playback singing, is also credited for the first Indian orchestra of twelve pieces and introducing orchestral music and full-blooded choral effects, into Indian cinema...
- 1986 – M.B. Srinivasan
- 1986 – Hemanta Kumar MukhopadhyayHemanta Kumar MukhopadhyayHemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay also known as Hemanta Mukherjee was an Bengali singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar.-Early life:...
- 1988 – Bhaskar ChandavarkarBhaskar ChandavarkarBhaskar Chandavarkar was an Indian sitar player, academic and film and theatre composer who worked with directors of Indian cinema, in various languages including Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, Mrinal Sen, Girish Karnad, Aparna Sen and Amol Palekar and was known for his blending of Indian...
- 1989 – Vanraj BhatiaVanraj BhatiaVanraj Bhatia is an Indian music composer, who is best known for providing music for most of Shyam Benegal's films, and for his private albums with Music Today....
- 1990 – L. SubramaniamL. SubramaniamDr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is an acclaimed Indian violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical Carnatic music tradition and Western classical music, and renowned for his virtuoso playing techniques and compositions in orchestral fusion.-Early years:Subramaniam was born to V...
- 1994 – V. Balsara
- 1995 – Atul Desai
- 1997 – Satish Bhatia
- 1998 – Vishwa Mohan BhattVishwa Mohan BhattVishwa Mohan Bhatt also known as V. M. Bhatt is an Indian slide guitar player. Bhatt is the creator of the Mohan Veena...
- 2001 – S. Rajaram
- 2002 – K.P. Udayabhanu
- 2007 – KhayyamMohammed Zahur KhayyamMohammed Zahur "Khayyam" Hashmi, better known as Khayyam, is an Indian music composer whose career spanned four decades .He has won three Filmfare Awards for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie and 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a lifetime achievement award in 2010...
Other major traditions of music
- 2008 – Ningombam Ibobi Singh (Nata Sankirtana, Manipur)
- 2009 – L. Ibohalmacha Singh (Nata Sankirtana, Manipur)
- 2010 – M.V. Simhachala Sastry (Harikatha, Tirupathi)
Dance
- BharatanatyamBharatanatyamBharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
- 1955 – T. BalasaraswatiBalasaraswatiBalasaraswati was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style, made this style of dancing of south India well known in different parts of India, as also many parts of the world....
- 1957 – Rukmini Devi ArundaleRukmini Devi ArundaleRukmini Devi Arundale was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam, and also an activist for animal rights and welfare....
- 1959 – Mylapore Gouri Amma
- 1962 – R. Muthurathnambal
- 1965 – P. Chockkalingam Pillai
- 1966 – Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyya Pillai, Swarnasaraswathi
- 1968 – Kamala
- 1969 – T. K. Swaminatha Pillai
- 1970 – Shanta Rao
- 1971 – T. Chandrakanthamma
- 1972 – Sikkil Ramaswami Pillai
- 1973 – Kumbakonam K. Bhanumathi
- 1974 – K. P. Kittappa Pillai
- 1976 – M. Muthiah Pillai
- 1977 – Yamini KrishnamurthyYamini KrishnamurthyMungara Yamini Krishnamurthy is an eminent Indian dancer of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing.-Early life: Yamini Krishnamurthy was born in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh...
- 1979 – Pandanallur Subbaraya Pillai
- 1981 – Indrani RahmanIndrani RahmanIndrani Rahman was an Indian classical dancer, of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi, which she popularized in the west, and later settled in New York in 1976....
- 1982 – VyjayanthimalaVyjayanthimalaVyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian....
- 1983 – Padma SubramanyamPadma SubramanyamDr. Padma Subrahmanyam , is an Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, music composer, musician, teacher and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad: several films and documentaries have been made in her honor by countries like Japan, Australia...
- 1984 – Subramaniam Sarada, Sudharani Raghupathy
- 1985 – T. K. Mahalingam Pillai
- 1986 – Krishnaveni Lakshmanan
- 1987 – U. S. Krishna Rao and Chandrabhaga Devi, Chitra Viswaswaran
- 1989 – V. S. Muthuswamy Pillai
- 1990 – Kalanidhi NarayananKalanidhi NarayananKalanidhi Narayanan is an Indian dancer and teacher of Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam, who was the early non-devadasi girl to learn the dance form and perform it on stage in 1930s and 40s...
- 1991 – Adyar K. LakshmanAdyar K. LakshmanAdyar K. Lakshman is a noted Indian Bharatnatyam dancer, choreographer and guru.-Early life:Born on 16 December 1933, Adyar K. Lakshman hails from Kuppam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. His father, Krishnaraja Rao, was posted there as a school teacher. Shri. Lakshman and his brother Shri....
- 1992 – K. J. Sarasa
- 1993 – Guru Kubernath Tanjorkar(Tanjavurkar), C. V. Chandrasekhar
- 1994 – V. P. Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan
- 1995 – M. K. Saroja, Indira Rajan
- 1996 – Sarada Hoffman
- 1997 – Kanaka Srinivasan
- 1998 – Lakshmi Viswanathan
- 1999–2000 – K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai, Leela SamsonLeela SamsonLeela Samson is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and writer. As a soloist she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi for many years; presently she is the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification ;...
, H. R. Keshava Murthy - 2001 – Alarmel ValliAlarmel ValliAlarmel Valli is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam and also her own distinctive style...
, Pratibha Prahlad - 2002 – Malavika Sarukkai
- 2003 – C.K. Balagopalan
- 2004 – Nirmala Ramachandran
- 2005 – R Rhadha
- 2006 – S. Narmada
- 2007 – Sucheta Bhide Chapekar
- 2008 – Saroja Vaidyanathan
- 2009 – Ananda Shankar Jayant
- 1955 – T. Balasaraswati
- Chhau
- 1963 – Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo (Seraikella)
- 1971 – Ananta Charan Sai (Mayurbhanj)
- 1975 – Krishna Chandra Naik (Mayurbhanj)
- 1981 – Kedarnath Sahu (Seraikella)
- 1982 – Gambhir Singh Mura (Purulia)
- 1987 – Madan Mohan Lenka (Mayurbhanj)
- 1988 – Srihari Nayak (Mayurbhanj)
- 1990 – Bikram Kumbhakar (Seraikella)
- 1991 – Chandra Sekhar Bhanj (Mayurbhanj)
- 2004 – Shashadhar Acharya
- Creative dance/Choreography
- 1960 – Uday ShankarUday ShankarUday Shankar , the pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer, was most known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus laying the roots of...
- 1970 – Mrinalini SarabhaiMrinalini SarabhaiMrinalini Sarabhai is a celebrated Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is the founder director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad...
- 1976 – Narendra Sharma
- 1979 – Prabhat Ganguli
- 1980 – R.K. Priyagopal Sana
- 1981 – Parvati Kumar
- 1984 – Rajkumar Singhajit SinghRajkumar Singhajit SinghRajkumar Singhajit Singh, is a leading exponent, choreographer and a guru of Indian classical dance form of Manipuri, including the Pung cholom and Raslila...
- 1989 – Maya Rao
- 1991 – ChandralekhaChandralekha (dancer)Chandralekha Prabhudas Patel , commonly known as just Chandralekha, was a dancer and choreographer from India...
- 1992 – Sachin Shankar
- 1993 – Manjusri Chaki Sircar
- 1995 – Astad DebooAstad DebooAstad Deboo is an Indian contemporary and choreographer, who employs his training in Indian classical dance forms of Kathak as well as Kathakali to create a dance form that is unique to him, and become a pioneer of modern dance in India...
- 1999–2000 Mallika SarabhaiMallika SarabhaiMallika Sarabhai is an activist and Indian Classical Dancer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Daughter of Classical Dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and renowned Space Scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.-Early life:Mallika Sarabhai was born in...
- 2001 – Gul Bardhan
- 2002 – Sambhu Bhattacharya
- 2005 – Th. Chaotombi Singh
- 2006 – Gorima Hazarika
- 2008 – Yogsunder Desai
- 2009 – Daksha Sheth
- 2010 – Uttara Asha Coorlawala
- 1960 – Uday Shankar
- KathakKathakKathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...
- 1955 – Shambhu MaharajShambhu MaharajPandit Shambhu Maharaj was a celebrated Guru of the Lucknow Gharana of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak. -Early life and training:...
- 1957 – Baijnath Prasad "Lacchu Maharaj"
- 1959 – Sunder Prasad
- 1962 – Mohan Rao Kallianpurkar
- 1964 – Birju MaharajBirju MaharajBrijmo Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is currently the leading exponent of the Varanasi Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father...
- 1968 – Damayanti JoshiDamayanti JoshiDamayanti Joshi was a noted Indian classical dancer in the Kathak dance form. Starting as young dancer in the troupe of Madame Menaka in the 1930s, which travelled to many parts of the world...
- 1969 – Sitara DeviSitara DeviSitara Devi is an eminent Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing. When she was in her teens, Rabindranath Tagore, after watching a performance by her described her as Nritya Samragini, meaning, the empress of dance...
- 1974 – Gauri Shankar Devilal Kathak
- 1975 – Roshan Kumari
- 1979 – Rohini Bhate
- 1982 – Kartik Ram, Kumudini LakhiaKumudini LakhiaKumudini Lakhia is an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1967....
- 1984 – Durga LalDurga LalDurga Lal was a renowned Kathak dancer from Jaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan.- References :*...
- 1987 – Uma Sharma
- 1991 – Reba Vidyarthi
- 1995 – Ramlal Bareth
- 1996 – Rani Karnaa
- 1998 – Sunderlal Sathyanarayan Gangani
- 1999–2000 – Shovana NarayanShovana NarayanShovana Narayan is best known as one of the best Kathak danseuses in the world. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri. Her guru is Birju Maharaj....
- 2002 – Rajendra Gangani
- 2003 – Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal, Urmila Nagar
- 2004 – Saswati SenSaswati SenSaswati Sen is a leading Indian exponent of Kathak, an Indian classical dance form. She is a senior disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj. She achieved early fame by dancing in Satyajit Ray's film, The Chess Players , his invocation of Lucknow society at its "Paris of India" zenith. She also teaches...
- 2005 – Tirath Ram Azad
- 2006 – Munna Shukla
- 2007 – Geetanjali Lal
- 2008 – Shashi Sankhla
- 2009 – Prerana Shrimali
- 2010 – Malabika Mitra
- 1955 – Shambhu Maharaj
- KathakaliKathakaliKathakali is a highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion...
- 1956 – Guru Kunchu KurupGuru Kunchu KurupGuru Kunchu Kurup was one of the most famous Kathakali artistes to have born and celebrated in south Kerala, and gained popularity in central and north Kerala as well....
- 1958 – Thotton K. Chandu Panikkar
- 1961 – Thekinkatti Ramunni Nair
- 1963 – Chenganoor Raman PillaiChenganoor Raman PillaiGuru Chenganoor Raman Pillai, also spelt Chengannur Raman Pillai, was a celebrated Kathakali artiste from Kerala in south India...
- 1965 – Guru GopinathGuru GopinathGuru Gopinath was an Indian classical dancer, Kathakali master and mentor of a relatively new creative modern dancing style called Kerala Natanam. - Significance :...
- 1967 – Kalamandalam Krishnan NairKalamandalam Krishnan NairKalamandalam Krishnan Nair was one of the most renowned Kathakali artists of any time, and arguably the greatest in the history of the four-century-old classical dance-drama from Kerala in southern India...
- 1968 – Kurichi Kunjan Panickar
- 1969 – Vazhenkada Kunchu NairVazhenkada Kunchu NairVazhenkada Kunchu Nair, also spelt Kunju Nair, was a prominent Kathakali exponent of the 20th century and the first principal of Kerala Kalamandalam, the premier performing arts institute of Kerala in south India....
- 1970 – M. Vishnu Namboodiri
- 1971 – Kudamaloor Karunakaran NairKudamaloor Karunakaran NairKudamaloor Karunakaran Nair was a pioneering Kathakali artiste who brought to prominence female characters in the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India....
- 1972 – M. Madhava Panicker
- 1973 – Velinezhi K. Nanu Nayar
- 1973 – Kavungal Chathunni Panicker
- 1974 – Kalamandalam Ramankutty NairKalamandalam Ramankutty NairKalamandalam Ramankutty Nair is one of the most senior performers of Kathakali, having been a grand and sober presence on the art form's stage for a span of over seven decades...
- 1975 – K. Sankarankutty Panicker
- 1983 – Champakulam Pachu Pillai
- 1985 – Mankompu Sivasankara PillaiMankompu Sivasankara PillaiMankompu Sivasankara Pillai, of Kerala in south India, is a reputed Kathakali artiste of the classical dance-drama's southern style. Noted for his consummate depiction of pachcha, kathi and minukku roles, he is a disciple of late maestro Chenganoor Raman Pillai.Born in Mankompu of Kuttanad belt in...
- 1987 – Kalamandalam GopiKalamandalam GopiVadakke Manalath Govindan Nair popularly known as Kalamandalam Gopi is a exponent of the classical dance-drama style known as Kathakali...
- 1988 – Keezhpadam Kumaran NairKeezhpadam Kumaran NairKeezhpadam Kumaran Nair was one of the most revolutionary Kathakali artistes in the history of the classical dance-drama from Kerala, India...
- 1989 – Oyoor Kochugovinda Pillai
- 1991 – Chennithala Chellapan Pillai
- 1993 – Kalamandalam Padmanabhan NairKalamandalam Padmanabhan NairKalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair was an eminent Kathakali exponent, equally known for his capacities as a tutor, theoretician and author of a few authentic texts on the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India....
- 1996 – Kottakkal Krishnan Kutty Nair
- 1997 – Madavoor Vasudevan NairMadavoor Vasudevan NairMadavoor Vasudevan Nair is a veteran Kathakali artiste and one of the last practitioners of the pristine south Kerala-style Kapplingadu school of the classical dance-drama from the south Indian state....
- 1998 – Kottakkal SivaramanKottakkal SivaramanKottakkal Sivaraman was an acclaimed performing artiste who revolutionised the portrayal of female roles in Kathakali, the classical dance-drama from Kerala in southern India...
- 1999–2000 Nelliyode Vasudevan NamboodiriNelliyode Vasudevan NamboodiriNelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri or Nelliyod Vasudevan Namboodiri is a Kathakali artiste noted primarily for his vibrant portrayal of the villainous chuvanna thaadi roles of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India...
- 2003 – Sadanam P. V. Balakrishnan
- 2004 – Kalamandalam Vasu PisharodyKalamandalam Vasu PisharodyKalamandalam Vasu Pisharody is a leading Kathakali artiste known for his restrained portrayal of character roles in the classical dance-drama of Kerala in south India. A frontline disciple of Padma Shri Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair, he excels in virtuous pachcha, anti-hero Kathi and the semi-realistic...
- 2005 – Mathoor Govindam Kutty
- 2006 – Kottakkal ChandrasekharanKottakkal ChandrasekharanKottakkal Chandrasekharan is a senior Kathakali artiste known for his portrayal of the virtuous pachcha and anti-heroic Kathi roles in the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India....
- 2007 – Sadanam KrishnankuttySadanam KrishnankuttySadanam Krishnankutty is a popular Kathakali exponent reputed for his skill in donning a wide range of characters of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India. A native of Cherpulassery in Palakkad district, the 1942-born Krishnankutty is primarily a frontline disciple of the late...
- 2008 – Kalamandalam Kuttan
- 2009 – Kalamandalam Rajan
- 2010 – Kalamandalam K.G.Vasudevan
- 1956 – Guru Kunchu Kurup
- KuchipudiKuchipudiKuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
- 1961 – Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma ‘Satyam’
- 1968 – Chinta Krishnamurthy
- 1978 – C. Ramacharyalu
- 1981 – Vempati Chinna SatyamVempati Chinna SatyamDr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
- 1983 – Nataraj Ramakrishna (also Bharatanatyam)
- 1985 – Vedantam Prahlada Sarma
- 1987 – Pasumarthi Venugopala Krishna Sarma
- 1990 – Sobha Naidu
- 1991 – Raja Reddy and Radha Reddy
- 1993 – Josyula Seetharamaiah
- 1994 – Vedantam Parvateesam
- 1998 – Jayarama Rao and Banashree Rao
- 1999–2000 – Swapnasundari Rao
- 2003 – K. Uma Rama Rao
- 2004 – Pasumarthi Seetha Ramiah
- 2005 – Korada Narasimha Rao
- 2006 – Pasumarthi Rathiah Sarma
- 2007 – Yelesarapu Nageswara Sarma
- 2008 – Vasanta Lakshmi and Narasimhachari
- 2009 – Vyjayanthi Kashi
- 2010 – Ratna Kumar
- ManipuriManipuri danceManipuri dance is one of the major Indian classical dance forms. It originates from Manipur, a state in north-eastern India on the border with Myanmar . In Manipur, surrounded by mountains and geographically isolated at the meeting point of the orient and mainland India, the form developed its own...
- 1956 – Amubi Singh
- 1958 – Haobam Atomba Singh
- 1961 – T. Amudon Sharma
- 1963 – Atombapu Sharma
- 1965 – Bipin Singh
- 1969 – Ojha Thangjam Chaoba Singh
- 1972 – Kshetri Tombi Devi
- 1973 – L. Koireng Singh
- 1974 – L. Ibemhal Devi
- 1975 – Rajani Maibi
- 1976 – Ojha Maibam Ibungohal Singh
- 1977 – Nayana Susheel Jhaveri
- 1980 – L. Thouranishabi Devi
- 1982 – L. Tombi Devi
- 1985 – Khaidem Lokeshwar Singh
- 1987 – Tarun Kumar Singh
- 1988 – Ibopishak Sharma
- 1990 – Th. Babu Singh
- 1993 – H. Ngangbi Devi
- 1994 – T. Nadia Singh
- 1995 – L. Thambalangoubi Devi
- 1996 – Darshana JhaveriDarshana JhaveriDarshana Jhaveri , the youngest of the four Jhaveri sisters, is a leading Indian exponent of Manipuri dance, an Indian classical dance form. She is a disciple of Guru Bipin Singh, and started performing on stage in 1958 along with her sisters...
- 1997 – Samanduram Tondon Devi
- 1998 – N. Madhabi Devi
- 1999–2000 – Sorokhaibam Naran Singh
- 2001 – Charu Sija Mathur
- 2002 – K. Ongbi Leipaklotpi Devi
- 2003 – Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi, Kalavati Devi
- 2005 – K. Radhamohon Sharma
- 2009 – L. Bino Devi
- 2010 – Phanjoubam Iboton Singh
- Mohiniattam
- 1972 – T. Chinnammu Amma
- 1978 – K. Kalyanikutty Amma
- 1994 – Kalamandalam V. Sathyabhama
- 1998 – Kshemavathy Pavithran
- 1999–2000 – Bharati Shivaji
- 2004 – Kalamandalam Sugandhi
- 2006 – Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
- 2007 – Deepti Omchery Bhalla
- 2008 – Kalamandalam LeelammaKalamandalam LeelammaKalamandalam Leelamma is a leading Mohiniyattom dancer from Kerala, India.Prof. Kalamandalam Leelamma, one of the foremost Mohiniyattam exponent of India, hails from Kottayam district in Kerala.She joined Kerala Kalamandalam as a student with distinction...
- Music for dance
- 2005 – Josyula Krishna Murthy (Kuchipudi Bhagavatha Maddalla)
- 2006 – Kalamandalam Gangadharan (Kathakali Pattu)
- 2008 – Ramhari Das (Odissi)
- 2010 – S. Rajeswari (Bharatanatyam)
- OdissiOdissiOdissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...
- 1966 – Kelucharan MohapatraKelucharan MohapatraGuru Kelucharan Mohapatra was an Indian classical dancer, guru and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century....
- 1970 – Pankaj Charan Das
- 1976 – Sanjukta PanigrahiSanjukta PanigrahiSanjukta Panigrahi was a dancer of India, who was the foremost exponent of Indian classical dance Odissi...
(joint award with Raghunath Panigrahi for Odissi music) - 1977 – Deba Prasad Das
- 1985 – Mayadhar RautMayadhar RautGuru Mayadhar Raut is an Indian classical Odissi dancer and Guru.-Early life and education:Mayadhar Raut was born in the village Kantapenhara in Cuttack district, subsequently he received his dance training under the Guru-shishya tradition of Odissi by Rukmini Devi Arundale at Kalakshetra.He is...
- 1986 – Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi
- 1987 – Sonal MansinghSonal MansinghDr. Sonal Mansingh is an eminent Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Odissi dancing style; who is also proficient in other Indian classical dancing styles including Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, and Chhau.-Early life and background:...
- 1992 – D. N. Pattnaik
- 1994 – Kumkum Mohanty
- 1995 – Raghunath Dutta
- 1997 – Gangadhar PradhanGangadhar PradhanGangadhar Pradhan was an eminent Odissi exponent and teacher, who also founded the Odissi Nritya Mandap in Puri in 1986 and organised several dance festivals in the temple city during his lifetime...
- 1999–2000 – Minati Mishra, Madhavi Mudgal
- 2002 – Kiran Segal
- 2003 – Hare Krishna Behera
- 2004 – Durllav Chandra Singh
- 2005 – Durga Charan Ranbir
- 2006 – Surendra Nath Jena
- 2007 – Ranjana Gauhar
- 2008 – Ramani Ranjan Jena
- 2009 – Geeta Mahalik
- 2010 – Aruna Mohanty
- 1966 – Kelucharan Mohapatra
- Other major traditions of dance and dance theatre
- 2007 – Kalamandalam Sivan Nambootiri (Kutiyattam)
- 2009 – Kala Krishna (Andhranatyam)
- 2010 – Painkulam Rama Chakyar (Kutiyattam)
- Sattriya
- 1963 – Maniram Datta Moktar
- 1978 – Bapuram Bayan Attai
- 1980 – Roseshwar Saikia Bayan Moktar
- 1996 – Indira P. P. Bora
- 1998 – Pradip Chaliha
- 1999–2000 – Parmanand Borbayan
- 2001 – Ghanakanta BoraGhanakanta Bora'Bayanacharya Shri Ghanakanta Bora Muktiyar is one of the most eminent exponents and gurus of Sattriya Dance, a major Classical Dance Tradition of Assam, India . He is also a renowned instrumentalist, choreographer and author...
- 2004 – Jatin Goswami
- 2007 – Ganakanta Dutta Borbayan
- 2010 – Manik Borbayan
From 1952–2003 (language-wise)
- Assamese
- 1961 – Mitradev Mahanta Adhikar
- 2001 – Girish Chowdhury
- Bengali
- 1958 – Ahindra Chowdhuri
- 1962 – Tripti Mitra
- 1967 – Sabitabrata Dutta
- 1970 – Saraju Bala Devi
- 1973 – Sova Sen
- 1975 – Molina Devi
- 1977 – Krishna Roy
- 1983 – Kumar Roy
- 1989 – Sekhar Chatterjee
- 1995 – Satya Bandopadhyay
- 1998 – Soumitra Chatterjee
- 1999–2000 – Ketaki Dutta, Sabitri Chatterjee
- 2003 – Saoli Mitra
- Gujarati
- 1960 – Ashraf Khan
- 1965 – Muljibhai Khushalbhai Nayak
- 1968 – Jaswant D. Thaker
- 1974 – Pransukh Manilal Nayak
- 1980 – Dina Pathak (Gandhi)
- 1988 – Sarita Joshi
- Hindi
- 1979 – Amrish PuriAmrish PuriAmrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
- 1982 – Manohar SinghManohar SinghManohar Singh was a distinguished Indian theatre actor-director and a character actor in Hindi films. He is best known for his performances in films such as Party and Daddy...
- 1984 – Uttara BaokarUttara BaokarUttara Baokar is an Indian stage actor, who also acts in both on films and television. An alumna of National School of Drama, she remained lead actress with the NSD Repertory Company in the 1970s and '80s, a period which saw the revival of Hindi theatre in Delhi, before moving to television and...
- 1985 – Fida Hussain
- 1989 – Surekha SikriSurekha SikriSurekha Sikri or Surekha Sikri Rege is Indian film, theatre and TV actor. She has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice, for her role in Tamas in 1988 and for Mammo in 1995.-Early life and background:...
- 1990– Naseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
(also Urdu) - 1999–2000 Seema BiswasSeema BiswasSeema Biswas is an Indian film and theatre actress from Assam who shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen . She has a reputation for performing strong character roles.Biswas won the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film...
- 1979 – Amrish Puri
- Kannada
- 1955 – Gubbi Veeranna
- 1961 – Mysore Venkatappa Subbaiya Naidu
- 1985 – B. Jayamma
- 1992 – R. Nagarathnamma
- 1994 – Balappa Yenagi
- 1996 – B. Jayashree
- 2003 – C.R. Simha
- Malayalam
- 1960 – C.I. Parameswarn Pillai
- 1965 – V.T. Aravindaksha Menon
- 1969 – N.N. Pillai
- Manipuri
- 1991 – Sabitri Heisnam
- 1997 – R.K. Bhogen
- Marathi
- 1955 – Narayan Rao Rajhans 'Bal Gandharva'Bal GandharvaNarayan Shripad Rajhans , better known as Bal Gandharva was one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors. He was famous for his roles of female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on stage during his time....
- 1956 – Ganesh Govind Bodas
- 1957 – Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
- 1960 – Gopal Govind Pathak
- 1964 – Keshav Trimbak Date
- 1971 – Shreeram Lagoo
- 1976 – Jyotsna Keshavrao Bhole
- 1978 – Dattaram N. Walwaikar
- 1981 – Chintamani Govind Pendse
- 1983 – Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat
- 1986 – Prabhakar V. Panshikar
- 1987 – Sulabha Deshpande (also Hindi)
- 1990 – Bhakti BarveBhakti BarveBhakti Barve was an Indian film, theatre and television actress in Marathi, Hindi, and Gujarati. She is best known for her role in Kundan Shah's comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro , where she acted alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah and Ravi Basvani....
Inamdar - 1991 – Neelu Phule
- 1996 – Mohan AgasheMohan AgasheMohan Agashe is an Indian theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.-Biography:...
- 1955 – Narayan Rao Rajhans 'Bal Gandharva'
- Oriya
- 1961 – Samuel Sahu
- Sanskrit
- 1965 – Krishnachandra Moreshwar "Daji Bhatawadekar"
- Tamil
- 1959 – Pammal Sambanda Mudaliar
- 1962 – T.K. Shanmugam
- 1967 – S.V. Sahasranamam
- 1992 – Poornam VishwanathanPoornam VishwanathanPoornam Viswanathan was a theater artist and film actor in the Tamil film industry. He started performing on stage at age 18. He worked as a reader for All India Radio. He acted in movies such as Chithram, Varusham 16, Thillu Mullu, Keladi Kanmani, Moondram Pirai, Aasai, Mahanadi' and Varumaiyin...
- Telugu
- 1961 – Sthanam Narasimha RaoSthanam Narasimha RaoSthanam Narasimha Rao popularly known as Sthanam was a celebrated Telugu theatre and film actor. He was well known for playing stunning female characters and was a recipient of a Padma Sri Award.-Life sketch:He was born in 1902 at Bapatla of Guntur district to Hanumantha Rao and Ademma...
- 1963 – Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao
- 1973 – Kalyanam RaghuramaiahKalyanam RaghuramaiahKalyanam Raghuramaiah, popularly known as Eelapata Raghuramaiah is famous Telugu drama and film actor and recipient of Padmasri Award.He was born in Guntur district and named as Venkata Subbaiah...
- 1986 – Peesapati Narasimha MurtyPeesapati Narasimha MurtyPeesapati Narasimha Murty was an eminent Telugu stage actor.He was born in a Vantaram village near Balijipeta, Vizianagaram district in 1920...
- 1961 – Sthanam Narasimha Rao
- Urdu
- 1963 – Zohra SehgalZohra SehgalZohra Segal is an Indian stage and film actress, who started her career as dancer with dancer Uday Shankar in 1935 and worked with him for the next eight years. She has appeared in many Bollywood films as well as English language films and television series...
- 1994 – Uzra ButtUzra ButtUzra Butt was a theatre personality of the Indian sub-continent, who moved to Pakistan in 1964. She was the sister of theatre and Bollywood film actress Zohra Segal, who, unlike her, lived in India....
- 1963 – Zohra Sehgal
From 2004 onwards
- 2004 – Rohini Hattangady, Ramcharan Nirmalkar
- 2005 – Chindodi Leela
- 2006 – Dharani Barman, Gita Dey, K. Kaladharan Nair
- 2007 – Ramesh MehtaRamesh MehtaRamesh Mehta, is an India playwright, director, actor and translator. He was the uncrowned king of Delhi Theatre in the 1950s and 1960s....
- 2008 – Markand Bhatt, Arundhati Nag
- 2009 – Sudha ShivpuriSudha ShivpuriSudha Shivpuri is a noted TV actress, who is most famous for her role as 'Baa' in the Hindi TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi .-Early life:...
, Neeta Mohindra - 2010 – Dilip Prabhavalkar, Banwari Taneja, Maya Krishna Rao, Swatilekha Sengupta
Direction
- Prithviraj KapoorPrithviraj KapoorPrithviraj Kapoor , 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was a pioneer of Indian theatre and of the Hindi film industry, who started his career as an actor, in the silent era of Hindi cinema, associated with IPTA and who founded Prithvi Theatres, a travelling theatre company based in Mumbai, in...
1956 - Bibhash Chakraborty 1989
- Jaishankar Bhojak 'Sundari' 1957
- Geoffrey KendalGeoffrey KendalGeoffrey Kendal was an English actor-manager.Born Richard Geoffrey Bragg in Kendal, Westmorland, he took the name of his place of birth as his surname. He married the actress Laura Liddell...
& Laura Kendal (Joint Award) 1990 - Sombhu MitraSombhu MitraSombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright and one of the pre-eminent Indian theatre personalities, especially Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. He remained associated with Indian People’s Theatre Association for a few years before founding Bohurupree...
1959 - Fritz Bennewitz 1991
- Kasambhai Nathubhai Mir 1961
- Mohan MaharishiMohan MaharishiMohan Maharishi is an Indian theatre director, actor and a playwright. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 'Direction' in 1992.-Early life:...
1992 - Ebrahim AlkaziEbrahim AlkaziEbrahim Alkazi is one of the most influential Indian theatre directors and Drama teachers in 20th century Indian theatre. He also remained the Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi He has also been a noted art connoisseur, collector and gallery owner, and found Art Heritage Gallery in...
1962 - Kailash Pandya 1993
- T.S. Rajamanikkam 1964
- Barry JohnBarry John (theatre director)Barry John is a British born, Indian theatre director and teacher, who was the Founder-Director of 'Theatre Action Group' , one of the early theatre group based in Delhi. In 1997, he launched Imago Media Company, along with Sanjay Sujitabh, and also started Imago Acting School in Delhi, both of...
1993 - Habib TanvirHabib TanvirHabib Tanvir was one of the most popular Indian Urdu, Hindi playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor. He is the writer of plays such as, Agra Bazar and Charandas Chor...
1969 - M K Raina 1995
- Adi Ferozeshah Marzban 1970
- Bansi Kaul 1995
- Satyadev DubeySatyadev DubeySatyadev Dubey is an Indian theatre director, actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film actor and director. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1971....
1971 - Purushottam Darwhekar 1996
- Shyamanand JalanShyamanand JalanShyamanand Jalan was an influential Kolkata-based Indian thespian, theatre director, and actor. He is credited for the renaissance period of modern Indian theatre and especially the Hindi theatre in Kolkata from the 1960s to 1980s...
1972 - Bhanu BhartiBhanu BhartiBhanu Bharti is an eminent Indian theatre director and playwright, and the founder-director of Aaj Rangmandal theatre group. Most known for his theatre productions and choreographies with tribal and folk artists, including Pashu Gayatri by K.N...
1997 - Ajitesh Bandopadhyay 1973
- Amal AllanaAmal AllanaAmal Allana is an Indian theatre director, scenic designer and costume designer and presently she is in her second consecutive term as the Chairperson of National School of Drama, India's premier institute of Theatre training, she also runs the Dramatic Art and Design Academy , New Delhi, with her...
1998 - Damodar Kashinath Kenkre 1974
- Dulal Roy 1998
- Vijaya MehtaVijaya MehtaVijaya Mehta is an Indian Theatre and film director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is most known for her acclaimed role in film Party and for her directorial ventures, Rao Saheb and Pestonjee ....
1975 - Usha GangulyUsha GangulyUsha Ganguly is an Indian theatre director-actor and activist, most known for her work in Hindi theatre in Kolkata in 1970s and 1980s. She founded Rangkarmee theatre group in 1976, known for its productions like Mahabhoj, Rudali, Court Martial, and Antaryatra. Apart from thespian Shyamanand...
1998 - B V Karanth 1976
- Balwant Thakur 1999–2000
- Rajinder Nath 1977
- Nadira Zaheer BabbarNadira BabbarNadira Babbar is an Indian theatre actress, director and an actress in Hindi cinema, who is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001. A leading name in Indian theatre, Nadira founded a Mumbai-based theatre group called Ekjute, a known name in Hindi theatre in 1981...
1999–2000 - Jabbar PatelJabbar PatelDr. Jabbar Patel is a theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre....
1978 - PrasannaPrasannaPrasanna , is an Indian theatre director and playwright from Karnataka. He is one of the pioneers of modern Kannada theatre. He graduated from the National School of Drama . He founded Samudaya and gave a creative direction to Kannada theatre in the 1970's with other activists. Prasanna lives in...
1999–2000 - B.M. ShahB.M. ShahB.M. Shah or Brij Mohan Shah, was an Indian theatre director and playwright. B. M. Shah along with Mohan Upreti, are together credited for the revival of the theatre in the Uttarakhand...
1979 - Shanta Gandhi 2001
- Rudra Prasad Sengupta 1980
- Arun Mukherjee 2002
- R.S. Manohar 1981
- Satish Anand 2002
- Sheila Bhatia 1982
- Devendra Raj Ankur 2003
- Kavalam Narayana Panikkar 1983
- Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry 2003
- Heisnam Kanhailal 1985
- Anuradha Kapoor 2004
- Alyque PadamseeAlyque PadamseeAlyque Padamsee is an Indian theater personality and ad film maker. He is probably best known in the English-speaking world for playing Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the film Gandhi...
1986 - Arambam Lokendra Singh 2004
- Tarun Roy 1987
- Raj Besaria 2004
- Ratan ThiyamRatan ThiyamRatan Thiyam is an Indian playwright and theatre director, and the winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, one of leading figures of the "theatre of roots" movement in Indian theatre, which started in 1970s...
1987 - N.C. Thakur 2007
- Harimadhab Mukherjee 2007
- Veenapani Chawla, Urmil Kumar Thapliyal 2010
Playwriting
- Assamese
- 1986 – Satya Prasad Barua
- 2003 – Aruna Sarma
- Bengali
- 1968 – Badal Sircar
- 1969 – Manmatha Ray
- 1975 – Bijon Bhattacharya
- 1985 – Manoj MitraManoj MitraManoj Mitra is a Bengali Indian actor, director and playwright.-Early life:He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta where he earned his B.A. degree. During his final year at Scottish Church College, he formed a theater group called Sundaram with colleagues like...
- 1991 – Mohit Chattopadhyaya
- Dogri
- 2008 – Narsingh Dev Jamwal
- Gujarati
- 1961 – Prabhulal Dayaram Dwivedi
- 1971 – C.C. Mehta, Pragji Dossa,
- Hindi
- 1965 – Upendra Nath Ashk
- 1968 – Mohan RakeshMohan RakeshMohan Rakesh was one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s. He wrote the first modern Hindi play, Ashadh Ka Ek Din , which won a competition organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi...
- 1977 – Lakshmi Narain Lal
- 1988 – Dharamvir BharatiDharamvir BharatiDr. Dharamvir Bharati was a renowned Hindi poet, author, playwright and a social thinker of India. He was the Chief-Editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine Dharmayug....
- 1992 – Surendra VermaSurendra VermaSurendra Verma is a leading Hindi litterateur and playwright. He started out as a playwright, when his play Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pahli Kiran Tak , became quite well known, has been translated into six Indian languages. Has had a long association with the National School of Drama...
- 2001 – Bhisham SahniBhisham SahniBhisham Sahni भीष्म साहनी was a Hindi writer, playwright, and actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas , a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India...
, D.P. Sinha - 2006 – Prabhat Kumar Bhattacharya
- 2004 – Swadesh DeepakSwadesh DeepakSwadesh Deepak is a popular Indian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. Deepak has been active on the Hindi literary scene since the mid 1960s and is best known for Court Martial, a pathbreaking play that he published in 1991. Deepak's most recent book is Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha, a...
- 2007 – Reoti Sharan Sharna
- 2008 – Mudra Rakshasa[
- Kannada
- 1963 – Adya Rangacharya 'Shriranga'
- 1972 – Girish KarnadGirish KarnadGirish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
- 1983 – Chandrashekhara KambaraChandrashekhara KambaraChandrashekhara Kambara is a prominent poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. He is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada language in his plays and poems and is often compared...
- 1980 – Narasinga Rao Parwathavani
- 1989 – G.B. Joshi
- 1997 – H.S. Shiva Prakash
- Kashmiri
- 1997 – Moti Lal Kemmu
- Malyalam
- 1979 – G. Shankara Pillai
- 1986 – K.T. Muhammad
- 1997 – N. Krishna Pillai
- 2009 – Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
- Manipuri
- 2007 – Yumnam Rajendra Singh
- Marathi
- 1958 – B.V. 'Mama' Warerkar
- 1967 – P.L. Deshpande
- 1970 – Vijay TendulkarVijay TendulkarVijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi...
- 1976 – C.T. Khanolkar
- 1982 – M.G. Rangnekar
- 1984 – Vasant Shankar Kanetkar
- 1987 – V.V. Shirwadkar
- 1989 – Mahesh Elkunchwar
- 1994 – Satish AlekarSatish AlekarSatish Alekar is a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays Mahanirvan , Mahapoor , Atirekee , Pidhijat , Mickey ani Memsahib , and Begum Barve , all of which he also directed for the Academy...
- 1996 – G.P. Deshpande
- 2003 – Ratnakar Ramkrishna Matkari
- 2009 – Shankar Narayan Navre
- Mizo
- 2007 – Lathangfala Sailo
- Oriya
- 1981 – Manorajan Das
- 1987 – Gopal Chhotray
- Punjabi
- 1993 – Gursharan Singh
- 1998 – Balwant GargiBalwant GargiBalwant Gargi was a renowned Punjabi language dramatist, theatre director, novelist, and short story writer, and academic.-Early life:Balwant Gargi Born on December 4, 1916 in Neeta Khandan in Bathinda...
- 2010 – Atamjeet Singh
- Tamil
- 1974 – S.D. Sundaram
- 1999–2000 – Na. MuthuswamyNa. MuthuswamyNa. Muthuswamy is the art director of Tamil folk theater group Koothu-P-Pattarai, which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in South India.Muthuswamy has been described by The Hindu as "the master of the avant-garde"...
- 2004 – Indira ParthasarathyIndira ParthasarathyIndira Parthasarathy is the pen name of R. Parthasarathy. Born on July 10, 1930 in Chennai in a traditional Iyengar family...
- Telugu
- 2010 – D. Vizai Bhaskar
Allied Theatre Arts
- Lighting
- 1974 – Tapas Sen
- 1977 – V, Ramamurthy
- 1989 – G.N. Dasgupta
- 1994 – Kanishka Sen
- 1999–2000 – R.K. Dhingra
- 2002 – Ashok Sagar Bhagat
- 2003 – Sreenivas G. Kappanna
- 2005 – Suresh BhardwajSuresh BhardwajSuresh Bhardwaj is an Indian theatre, film and television director as well as a lighting and scenic designer. He is the director of , a Delhi based theatre group and is currently in charge of the National School of Drama's extension programme...
- Scenic Design
- 1985 – Goverdhan Panchal
- 1986 – Khaled Choudhury
- 1988 – Dattatraya Ganesh GodseDattatraya Ganesh GodseDattatraya Ganesh Godse was an Indian historian, playwright, art critic, art director, theater and costume designer, and illustrator...
- 1997 – Mansukh Joshi
- 1999–2000 – Robin Das
- 2007 – Mahendra Kumar
- Costumes/Make-up
- 1981 – Ashok Srivastava (Make-up)
- 1990 – Roshan Alkazi (Costume Design)
- 1999–2000 – Shakti Sen (Make-up)
- 2001 – Dolly AhluwaliaDolly AhluwaliaDolly Ahluwalia is an Indian costume designer and film/television actress, who was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001.She has also been nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design three times, and won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design in 1996,...
(Costume Design) - 2003 – Anant Gopal Shinde (Make-up)
- 2004 – Prema Karanth (Costume Design)
- 2009 – Kamal Arora (Make-up)
- Music for Theatre
- 1999–2000 – Kajal Ghosh
- 1999–2000 – Kamal Tewari
- 2009 – Kuldeep Singh
- Stagecraft
- 1993 – M.S. Sathyu
- 1995 – N. Krishnamoorthy
- 2002 – Nissar Allana
Major traditions of theatre
- 2007 – Kolyur Ramachandra Rao (Yakshagana)
- 2008 – Bansi Lal Khiladi, Khayal (Rajasthan)
Other Traditional / Folk / Tribal/ Music/ Dance and Theatre
- 1964 – Mani Madhava ChakyarMani Madhava ChakyarGuru Mani Madhava Chakyar was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist and authority of modern times...
(Kutiyattam), Kerala - 1972 – Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair (Kathakali), Kerala
- 1991 – Puranchand Wadali & Pyarelal WadaliWadali brothersThe Wadali Brothers are Sufi singers and musicians from Guru ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. Born into the fifth generation of musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most unexpected of professions before they became Sufi...
(Folk Music), Punjab - 1994 – M. BoyerM. BoyerManuel Santana Aguiar , known as Padmashree M. Boyer was a Goan tiatrist.M. Boyer, was originally from Marcaim in Ponda, and later moved to Raia. His parents were Sebastiao Floriano Aguiar and Mariquinha Luis. He was a talented actor from an early age, and he wrote and presented his first play...
(TiatrTiatrTiatr is a type of musical popular in the state of Goa on the west coast of India where they originated as well as in Mumbai and with expatriate communities in the Middle East. The dramas are performed in the Konkani language and include music, dancing and singing...
), Goa - 1995 – Teejan BaiTeejan BaiTeejan Bai is an exponent of Pandavani, a traditional performing art form, from Chhattisgarh, in which she enacts tales from the Mahabharata, with musical accompaniments.- Early life :...
(PandavaniPandavaniPadavani is a folk singing style of musical narration of tales from ancient epic Mahabharata with musical accompaniment and Bhima as hero....
), Madhya Pradesh - 2005 – Mathoor Govindan Kutty (Kathakali), Kerala
- 2008 – Mangi Bai Arya (MandMandMand may refer to:*Mand, a Jat clan from Punjab, India*Mand , term for a verbal operant, introduced by B.F. Skinner in his book Verbal Behavior*Mánd, a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary...
), Rajasthan - 2008 – Lakha Khan Mangniyar, (Folk Music), Rajasthan
- 2008 – Bansi Lal Khilari (Khayal), Rajasthan
- 2010 – Harbhajan Singh Namdhari (Gurbani Kirtan), Punjab
- 2010 – Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi (QawwaliQawwaliQawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, particularly in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan, Hyderabad, Delhi, and other parts of northern India...
), Andhra Pradesh - 2010 – Dwijen Mukherjee (Rabindra SangeetRabindra SangeetRabindra Sangeet , also known as Tagore Songs in English, is a form of music composed by Rabindranath Tagore who added a new dimension to the musical concept of India in general and Bengal in specific....
), West Bengal - 2010 – Chandabai Tiwadi (Bharud), Maharashtra
- 2010 – T. Somasundaram (Folk dance), Tamil Nadu
- 2010 – Krishna Kumari (Folk music: Bhakha), Jammu and Kashmir
- 2010 – Chand Jagdish Tiwadi (Folk theatre: Bharud), Maharashtra
Puppetry /Mime/ Allied arts of traditional forms
- 1978 – Kathinanada Das (Ravanchhaya puppetry), Orissa
- 1979 – U. Kogga Devanna Kamath (Gombeatta puppetry), Karnataka
- 1980 – K.L. Krishnan Kutty Pulavar (Tholpava Koothu), Kerala
- 1981 – M.R. Ranganatha Rao, Karnataka
- 1983 – Meher Rustom Contractor, Gujarat
- 1987 – Suresh Dutta, West Bengal
- 1992 – Dadi Dorab PudumjeeDadi PudumjeeDadi Pudumjee is a leading puppeteer in India and the founder of The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992....
, Delhi - 1995 – T. Hombiah, Karnataka
- 1998 – Kolhacharan Sahu (Ravanchhaya puppetry), Orissa
- 1999 – B.H. Puttaswamachar, Karanataka
- 2001 – Hiren Bhattacharya, West Bengal
- 2003 – Puran BhattPuran BhattPuran Bhatt is a renowned puppeteer of Rajasthan. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003.- External links :* Entry on PuppetIndia referencing Puran Bhatt...
, Rajasthan - 2010 – K. Chinna Anjannamma (Shadow puppetry: Tolu Bommalata), Andhra Pradesh
- 2010 – K.V. Ramakrishnan and K.C. Ramakrishnan (Glove puppetry: Pava Kathakali), Kerala
Performing arts in the media
- 1988 − Salil ChowdhurySalil ChowdhurySalil Chowdhury was an Indian music composer. He mainly composed for Bengali, Hindi, and Malayalam films. He was also a poet and a playwright. He is affectionately called Salilda by all his admirers....
(Music) - 1991 − Sudhir PhadkeSudhir PhadkeSudhir Phadke was an accomplished Marathi singer-composer from India. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet for five decades...
(Music) - 1992 − Naushad Ali (Music)
- 1992 − K. J. YesudasK. J. YesudasKattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...
(Music) - 2001 − Prem Matiyani (Theatre)
Overall contribution/scholarship
- 1994 – Kanak ReleKanak ReleKanak Rele is an Indian dancer and academic who is most famous as an exponent of Mohiniyattom. She is the founder of the Nalanda Dance Research Centre in Mumbai....
(Dance) - 1994 – K.V. Subbanna (Theatre)
- 1995 – Sunil KothariSunil KothariDr. Sunil Kothari is a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He is also former Uday Shankar Professor at Ravindra Bharti University, Kolkata....
(Dance) - 1996 – Ram Gopal BajajRam Gopal BajajRam Gopal Bajaj is a noted Indian theatre director, academician, and a Hindi film actor. He has also been a faculty member and a former director of National School of Drama, New Delhi ....
(Theatre) - 1999–2000 – B. V. K. SastryB. V. K. SastryB.V.K. Shastry was an Indian writer and music critic.Bangalore Venkatasubbiah Krishna Sastry was born in Nanjangud in the State of Karnataka on 30 July 1916. He got his diploma in painting in Chamarajendra Technical Institute in 1938...
(Performing Arts) - 1999–2000 – Nemichandra Jain (Performing Arts)
- 1999–2000 – Shanta Serbejeet Singh (Performing Arts)
- 2002 – Romesh Chander (Theatre)
- 2003 – P. V. Subramanium 'Subbudu' (Performing Arts)
- 2004 – S. K. Saxena (Performing Arts)
- 2005 – Pratibha Agrawal (Theatre)
- 2006 – Rekha Jain (Performing Arts)
- 2007 – Mukund Lath (Performing Arts)
- 2008 – R. Satyanarayana (Performing Arts)
- 2009 – Leela Venkataraman (Performing Arts)
- 2010 – Ashok D. Ranade (Scholarship Performing Arts: Music)
- 2010 – Jaidev Taneja (Contribution Performing Arts: Theatre)
Films
- Acting
- Ashok KumarAshok KumarAshok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
Ganguli, 1959 - Chhabi BiswasChhabi BiswasChhabi Biswas was a much revered Bengali character actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala and Satyajit Ray's films Jalshaghar , Devi and Kanchenjungha .He is the best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, was himself the...
1960 - Durga KhoteDurga KhoteDurga Khote was an Indian actress, starting as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, she remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions....
1958 - Lalita PawarLalita PawarLalita Pawar was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema, where she gave hits like, Netaji Palkar , made by Bhalji Pendharkar, New Hana Pictures’ Sant Damaji, Navyug Chitrapat’s Amrit, written by VS Khandekar,...
1961
- Ashok Kumar
- Direction
- Debaki BoseDebaki BoseDebaki Bose , also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was a top director, writer, actor of Bengali cinema/Indian cinema. He was born on 25 November 1898 in Akalpoush, Burdwan, Bengal, British India. He died on 17 November 1971 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is known for his innovative use of sound...
1957 - Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
1959
- Debaki Bose
- Lyric Composer
- Ram Chandra Dwivedi 'PradeepPradeepKavi Pradeep , born Ramchandra Baryanji Dwivedi, was a renowned poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song, Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo, written as tribute to the soldiers who had died defending the country, during the Sino-Indian War.His first recognition came for his patriotic lyrics...
', 1961
- Ram Chandra Dwivedi 'Pradeep
- Music Direction
- Sachin Dev BurmanSachin Dev BurmanSachin Dev Burman , also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own...
1958
- Sachin Dev Burman
- Screenplay
- Gajanan D. Madgulkar (Ga Di Ma), 1957
- Mukhram Sharma, 1961