Sangeet Natak Akademi Award#Creative and experimental music

{{Short description|Award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi}}

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar,{{Cite news |date=25 November 2022 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi to felicitate 86 artistes |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/special-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-on-75th-anniversary-of-independence/article66184470.ece |access-date=2 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}} is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition{{cite news|title=Gursharan gets 'Akademi Ratna' |author=United News of India, Press Trust of India |newspaper=The Tribune | location=Chandigarh |date=2007-03-01 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070302/nation.htm#3 |access-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304065453/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070302/nation.htm#3 |archive-date=4 March 2007 }} given to people in the field of performing arts.{{Cite news |date=20 July 2019 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award to UoH professor |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sangeet-natak-akademi-award-to-uoh-professor/article28614913.ece |access-date=2 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}

In 2003, the award consisted of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram (a shawl), and a tamrapatra (a brass plaque).{{cite web|title=Guidelines for Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna and Akademi Puraskar|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/guide-snaawards.htm|access-date=2009-07-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727235124/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/guide-snaawards.htm|archive-date=2011-07-27}}{{Cite web|date=24 October 2015|title=President gives away Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, fellowships|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/president-gives-away-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-fellowships/|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210220121/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/president-gives-away-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-fellowships/|archive-date=10 December 2016|access-date=4 December 2022|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} Since 2009, the cash prize has been increased to ₹1,00,000.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Sangeet-Natak-Akademi-honour-for-Jasraj-Shreeram-Lagoo/article16815044.ece|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi honour for Jasraj, Shreeram Lagoo|date=2010-02-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-04-26|agency=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} The awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts and puppetry, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts.

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Award recipients

The recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in various categories of performing arts have been listed below:{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023610/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|publisher=sangeetnatak.gov.in}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=aa|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards: List of Awardees|access-date=4 January 2017|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323031618/https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=aa|archive-date=23 March 2021}}

Music

= Hindustani music =

== Vocal ==

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== Instrumental ==

=== [[Pungi|Been]]/[[Rudra Veena]]/[[Vichitra Veena]] ===

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=== [[Flute]] ===

=== [[Guitar]] ===

=== [[Harmonium]] ===

  • 2000 – Appa Jalgaonkar{{Cite web |date=17 September 2009 |title=Appa Jalgaonkar no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/appa-jalgaonkar-no-more/articleshow/5020330.cms |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
  • 2005 – Tulsidas Vasant Borkar
  • 2022 – Dharamnath Mishra

=== [[Pakhavaj]] ===

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  • 1955 – Govind Rao Burhanpurkar
  • 1965 – Sakharam Tavde
  • 1967 – Ayodhya Prasad
  • 1978 – Purushottam Das
  • 1988 – Ramshankardas Pagaldas
  • 1991 – Chatrapati Singh
  • 1993 – Gopaldas Panse
  • 1995 – Ram Ashish Pathak
  • 2003 – Bhavani Shankar
  • 2011 – Totaram Sharma
  • 2020 – Dal Chand Sharma

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=== [[Santoor]] ===

=== [[Sarangi]] ===

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=== [[Sarod]] ===

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=== [[Shehnai]] ===

=== [[Sitar]] ===

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=== [[Surbahar]] ===

=== [[Tabla]] ===

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=== [[Violin]] ===

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= Carnatic music =

== Vocal ==

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== Instrumental ==

=== [[Clarionet]] ===

=== [[Flute]] ===

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=== [[Ghatam]] ===

=== [[Gottuvadhyam]] ===

=== [[Kanjira]] ===

=== [[Mandolin]] ===

=== [[Mridangam]] ===

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=== [[Nagaswaram]] ===

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=== [[Saxophone]] ===

=== [[Thavil]] ===

=== [[Veena]] ===

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=== [[Violin]] ===

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= Creative and experimental music =

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= Other major traditions of music =

Dance

= [[Bharatanatyam]] =

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= [[Chhau dance|Chhau]] =

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  • 1963 – Sudhendra Narayan Singh Deo (Seraikella)
  • 1971 – Ananta Charan Sai (Mayurbhanj)
  • 1975 – Krishna Chandra Naik (Mayurbhanj)
  • 1981 – Kedar Nath Sahoo (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
  • 2012 – Jai Narayan Samal
  • 2014 – Jagru Mahato
  • 2015 – Sadashiva Pradhan
  • 2016 – Gopal Prasad Dubey
  • 2017 – Janmajay Saibabu
  • 2018 – Tapan Kumar Pattanayak (Seraikella)
  • 2019 – Brajendra Kumar Pattnaik
  • 2020 – Trilochan Mohanta
  • 2021 – Bhuvan Kumar
  • 2022 – Sadhucharan Mahato
  • 2023 – Parikshit Mahato{{div col end}}

= Creative dance/Choreography =

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= [[Kathak]] =

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= [[Kathakali]] =

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= [[Kuchipudi]] =

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= [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]] =

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  • 1956 – Maisnam Amubi Singh
  • 1958 – Haobam Atomba Singh
  • 1961 – T. Amudon Sharma
  • 1963 – Atombapu Sharma
  • 1965 – Guru 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. Thambalngoubi Devi
  • 1996 – Darshana Jhaveri
  • 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
  • 2011 – Priti Patel
  • 2014 – N. Amusana Devi
  • 2016 – Maisnam Kaminikumar Singh
  • 2017 – L.N. Oinam Ongdi Doni Devi
  • 2018 – Akham Lakshmi Devi
  • 2020 – Sruti Bandopadhay
  • 2021 – Thokchom Ibemubi Devi
  • 2022 – S. Noyonshakhi Devi
  • 2023 – Latasana Devi{{div col end}}

= [[Mohiniattam]] =

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= [[Odissi]] =

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= [[Sattriya]] =

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  • 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 Bora
  • 2004 – Jatin Goswami
  • 2007 – Ganakanta Dutta Borbayan
  • 2010 – Manik Borbayan
  • 2013 – Jogen Dutta Bayan
  • 2014 – Anita Sharma
  • 2015 – Sarodi Saikia
  • 2016 – Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan
  • 2017 – Ramkrishna Talukdar
  • 2018 – Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan
  • 2019 – Ranjumoni Saikia
  • 2022 – Gobinda Saikia
  • 2023 – Bhaben Borbayan{{div col end}}

= Other major traditions of dance and dance theatre =

  • 2007 – Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri (Kutiyattam)
  • 2009 – Kala Krishna (Andhranatyam)
  • 2010 – Painkulam Rama Chakyar (Kutiyattam)
  • 2012 – Painkulam Damodara Chakyar (Kutiyattam)
  • 2013 – Srinivasa Rangachariar (Arayer Sevai)
  • 2021 – Kalamandalam Girija (Kutiyattam)
  • 2022 – Karuna Borah (Ankiya Bhaona)
  • 2023 – Perini Prakash (Periniattam)

= Music for dance =

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=Folk and Tribal dance=

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Theatre

= Acting =

== From 1952–2003 (language-wise) ==

=== Assamese ===

=== [[Bengali theatre]] ===

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=== [[Gujarati theatre]] ===

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=== [[Hindi theatre]] ===

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=== Kannada ===

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=== Malayalam ===

  • 1960 – C. I. Parameswaran Pillai
  • 1965 – V. T. Aravindaksha Menon
  • 1969 – N. N. Pillai

=== Manipuri ===

=== [[Marathi theatre]] ===

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=== Oriya ===

  • 1961 – Samuel Sahu

=== Sanskrit ===

=== Tamil ===

=== [[Telugu theatre]] ===

=== Urdu ===

== From 2004 onwards ==

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= Mime =

  • 1993 – Jogesh Dutta
  • 2002 – Niranjan Goswami
  • 2009 – Moinul Haque
  • 2018 – Swapan Nandy
  • 2021 – Vilas Janve
  • 2022 – Yumnam Sadananda Singh

= Direction =

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= Playwriting =

== 2012 onwards ==

= Allied Theatre Arts =

  • Lighting
  • 1974 – Tapas Sen
  • 1977 – V, Ramamurthy
  • 1989 – G.N. Dasgupta
  • 1994 – Kanishka Sen
  • 1997 – Mansukh Joshi (for scenic design also)
  • 1999–2000 – R.K. Dhingra
  • 2002 – Ashok Sagar Bhagat
  • 2003 – Sreenivas G. Kappanna
  • 2005 – Suresh Bhardwaj
  • 2006 - Gautam Bhattacharya
  • 2011 – Kamal Jain
  • 2019 – Souti Chakraborty
  • 2020 – Raghav Prakash
  • 2022 – Daulat Ram Vaid
  • 2023 – Anoop Joshi, Sandeep Dutta
  • Scenic Design
  • 1985 – Goverdhan Panchal
  • 1986 – Khaled Choudhury
  • 1988 – Dattatraya Ganesh Godse
  • 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 Ahluwalia (Costume Design)
  • 2003 – Anant Gopal Shinde (Make-up)
  • 2004 – Prema Karanth (Costume Design)
  • 2008 – Amba Sanyal (Costume Designing)
  • 2009 – Kamal Arora (Make-up)
  • 2013 – Krishna Borkar (Make-up)
  • 2019 – N.K. Ramakrishna (Make-up)
  • 2020 – M. Purushottam (Costume Design)
  • Music for Theatre
  • 1999–2000 – Kajal Ghosh, Kamal Tewari
  • 2005 - R. Paramashivan
  • 2009 – Kuldeep Singh
  • 2012 - Murari Roychoudhury
  • 2014 - Amod Bhatt, Amardas Manikpuri (Chhattisgarh)
  • Stagecraft
  • 1993 – M.S. Sathyu
  • 1995 – N. Krishnamoorthy
  • 2002 – Nissar Allana
  • 2005 – H. V. Sharma
  • 2020 – N. Jadumani Singh

= Major traditions of theatre =

  • 2007 – Kolyur Ramachandra Rao (Yakshagana)
  • 2008 – Bansi Lal Khiladi, Khayal (Rajasthan)
  • 2012 – Ghulam Rasool Bhagat (Bhand Pather)
  • 2014 – Manjunath Bhagwat Hostota (Yakshagana)
  • 2015 – Sarojini Nangiaramma (Koodiyattam){{Cite news |last=Paul |first=G. S. |date=2016-10-06 |title=A traditionalist to the core |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/A-traditionalist-to-the-core/article15412970.ece |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
  • 2018 – Bhagawat A. S. Nanjappa (Yakshagana), A. M. Parameswaran Kuttan Chakkiyar (Kutiyattam)
  • 2019 – K. S. Krishanappa (Isai Natakam)
  • 2020 – P. P. Kandaswami (Therukoothu)
  • 2021 – Gunindra Nath Ojah (Music and Direction in Ankiya Bhaona)
  • 2022 – Margi Madhu Chakyar (Kutiyattam)
  • 2023 – Piyal Bhattacharya (Sanskrit Theatre)

=Other Traditional/ Folk/ Tribal/ Dance/ Music/ Theatre and Puppetry=

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  • 1964 – Mani Madhava Chakyar (Kutiyattam), Kerala
  • 1969 – Gahan Chandra Goswami (Ankia Nat, Assam)
  • 1972 – Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair (Kathakali), Kerala
  • 1976 – Raghunath Panigrahi (Joint Award with Sanjukta Panigrahi for Odissi Music, Orissa)
  • 1981 – Kamini Kumar Narzary (Bodo Tribal Dance, Assam)
  • 1983 – Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya (Akhyana), Gujarat
  • 1983 – Lalit Chandra Ojha (Ojapali and Deodhani Dances, Assam)
  • 1984 – Balakrushna Dash (Odissi Music, Orissa)
  • 1985 – Mohan Chandra Barman (Bhaona, Assam)
  • 1984 – Bhubaneswar Mishra (Odissi Music, Orissa)
  • 1987 – Bhupen Hazarika (Folk Music, Assam)
  • 1988 – Pratima Barua Pandey (Folk Music, Assam)
  • 1989 – Rajen Pam (Tribal Music, Assam)
  • 1990 – Rameshwar Pathak (Folk Music, Assam)
  • 1991 – Puranchand Wadali & Pyarelal Wadali (Folk Music), Punjab
  • 1992 – Khagen Mahanta (Folk Music, Assam)
  • 1994 – M. Boyer (Tiatr), Goa
  • 1995 – Teejan Bai (Pandavani), Madhya Pradesh
  • 1997 – Arghya sen [(Rabindra Sangeet), West Bengal
  • 1997 – P. R. Thilagam, Kuravanji performer, Tamil Nadu
  • 1998 – Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, Jammu and Kashmir
  • 2002 – Dilip Sarma & Sudakshina Sarma (Jyoti Sangeet, Assam - Joint Award)
  • 2003 – Prabhat Sarma (traditional & Folk Music, Assam)
  • 2003 – Kosha Kanta Deva Goswami (Mask Making Bhaona, Assam)
  • 2003 – Banamali Maharana (Odissi Music, Orissa)
  • 2005 – Khirod Khakhlari (Bodo Dance & Music, Assam)
  • 2005 – Kashinath Pujapanda (Odissi Music, Orissa)
  • 2005 – Mathoor Govindan Kutty (Kathakali), Kerala
  • 2007 – Subodh Debbarma (Folk dance), Tripura
  • 2007 – Amar Pal (Folk Song), West Bengal
  • 2008 – Kartar Singh (Gurbani), Punjab
  • 2008 – Mangi Bai Arya (Mand), Rajasthan
  • 2008 – Lakha Khan Mangniyar, (Folk Music), Rajasthan
  • 2008 – Bansi Lal Khilari (Khayal), Rajasthan
  • 2009 – Bhikhudan Gadhvi (Folk music), Gujarat
  • 2010 – Harbhajan Singh Namdhari (Gurbani Kirtan), Punjab
  • 2010 – Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi (Qawwali), Andhra Pradesh
  • 2010 – Dwijen Mukherjee (Rabindra Sangeet), 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
  • 2011 – Trippekulam Achuta Marar, Kerala
  • 2011 – Hemant Chauhan (Folk Music), Gujarat
  • 2011 – Gurmeet Bawa (Folk Music), Punjab
  • 2011 – Kashiram Sahu (Folk Theatre), Chhattisgarh
  • 2011 – Mipham Otsal (Traditional Theatre), Jammu & Kashmir
  • 2011 – Bellagallu Veeranna (Togalu Gombeyatta, Puppetry), Karnataka
  • 2011 – Gopal Chandra Das (Putul Nach), Tripura
  • 2011 – Kasmi Khan Niyazi (Making of musical Instrument), DeIhi
  • 2012 – Go Ru Channabasappa (Folk Music - Karnataka)
  • 2012 – Kinaram Nath Oja (Suknani Ojapali - Assam)
  • 2012 – Prem Singh Dehati (Folk Music - Haryana)
  • 2012 – Sulochana Chavan (Lavani - Maharashtra)
  • 2012 – Mattannur Sankaran Kutty Marar (Thayambaka - Kerala)
  • 2012 – Govind Ram Nirmalkar (Nacha - Chhattisgarh)
  • 2012 – Heera Das Negi (Mask Making - Himachal Pradesh)
  • 2013 – Meeenakshi K. (Instrument Making - Ghatam - Tamil Nadu)
  • 2013 – Raj Begum, Traditional, Folk Music/Dance & Theatre (Jammu & Kashmir)
  • 2013 – T.A.R. Nadi Rao & N Jeeva Rao (Joint Award), Folk Music (Tamil Nadu)
  • 2013 – Gurdial Singh, Instrument Making (Punjab)
  • 2013 – Mohan Singh Khangura, Rabindra Sangeet (West Bengal)
  • 2013 – Umakanta Gogoi (Bairagi), Tokari Geet and Dehbichar Geet, (Assam)
  • 2013 – Sheikh Riyajuddin alias Rajubaba, Folk Theatre (Maharashtra)
  • 2014 – Puran Shah Koti (Traditional Music - Punjab)
  • 2014 – Kalamandalam Ram Mohan (Makeup/Costume for Kathakali)
  • 2014 – Reba Kanta Mohanta (Mask Making - Assam)
  • 2014 – Abdul Rashid Hafiz (Folk Music - Jammu & Kashmir )
  • 2014 – K.Shanathoiba Sharma (Thang-Ta - Manipur)
  • 2014 – Ramdayal Sharma (Nautanki - U.P.)
  • 2014 – Thanga Darlong (Folk Music - Tripura)
  • 2015 - K. K. Ramachandra Pulavar (Tholpavakoothu){{cite web |title=K.K. RAMACHANDRA PULAVAR |url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/K_K_Ramachandra_Pulavar.pdf |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi}}
  • 2015 – Ramchandra Singh (Folk Theater - Bihar)
  • 2017 – Mukund Nayak (Folk Music - Jharkhand)
  • 2017 – Prakash Khandge (Folk Arts - Maharashtra)
  • 2018 – Malini Awasthi (Folk Music - Uttar Pradesh)
  • 2018 – Gazi Khan Barna (Folk Music - Khartal, Rajasthan)
  • 2018 – Narendra Singh Negi (Folk Songs - Uttarakhand)
  • 2018 – Niranjan Rajyaguru (Folk Music - Gujarat)
  • 2018 – Mohd. Sadiq Bhagat (Folk Theatre - Bhand Pather, J&K)
  • 2018 – Kota Sachidanand Shastry (Harikatha - Andhra Pradesh)
  • 2018 – Arjun Singh Dhurve (Folk Dance - Madhya Pradesh)
  • 2018 – Somnath Battu (Folk Music - Himachal Pradesh)
  • 2018 – Hem Chandra Goswami (Mask Making - Assam)
  • 2019 – Mamta Chandrakar (Folk Music Chhattisgarh)
  • 2019 – Ram Lal (Folk Music, Uttarakhand)
  • 2019 – Shankarbhai Hakabhai Dharjiya (Folk Music & Dance - Gujarat)
  • 2019 – Nathulal Solanki (Folk Music - Rajasthan)
  • 2019 – Pandurang Ghotkar (Folk Music - Maharashtra)
  • 2019 – Peruvanam Kuttan Marar (Thayambaka - Kerala)
  • 2019 – Urmila Pandey (Folk Music - Madhya Pradesh)
  • 2019 – Sayed Mohmmed P.P. (Folk Music & Dance - Lakshadweep)
  • 2019 – Majid Gulabsaheb Sitarmaker (Instrument Making - Maharashtra)
  • 2019 – Dulal Kanji (Instrument Making - West Bengal)
  • 2020 – Balkar Sidhu (Folk Dance - Punjab)
  • 2020 – Nandlal Garg (Folk Music - Himachal Pradesh)
  • 2020 – B. Lalthlengliana (Folk Theatre - Mizoram)
  • 2020 – Ranjana Kumri Jha (Folk Music - Bihar)
  • 2020 – S. G. Lakshmidevamma (Folk Music - Karnataka)
  • 2020 – Tarubala Debbarma (Folk Music and Dance - Tripura)
  • 2020 – Sang Jangmu (Folk Dance - Arunachal Pradesh)
  • 2020 – Gafoor Khan Manganiar (Folk Music - Rajasthan)
  • 2020 – Zachunu Keyho (Folk Music - Nagaland)
  • 2021 – Silbi Passah (Folk Music - Meghalaya)
  • 2021 – Durga Prasad Murmu (Folk Music and Dance - Jharkhand)
  • 2021 – Prashanna Gogoi (Folk Music & Dance - Assam)
  • 2021 – Gartigere Raghanna (H. N Raghavenda) (Folk Music - Karnataka)
  • 2021 – S Samundaram (Folk Music - Tamil Nadu)
  • 2021 – Data Ram Purohit (Folk Music & Theatre - Uttarakhand)
  • 2021 – Mahavir Singh Guddu (Folk Music & Dance - Haryana)
  • 2021 – N Tiken Singh (Folk Music - Manipur)
  • 2021 – N. Sekar (Folk Music - Puducherry)
  • 2021 – R. Murugan (Instrument Making - Tamil Nadu)
  • 2022 – Shailesh Shrivastava (Folk Music - Uttar Pradesh)
  • 2022 – Vijay Shamrao Chavan (Folk Music - Dholak, Maharashtra)
  • 2022 – Tsering Jorgais (Folk Music - Ladakh)
  • 2022 – Olen Megu Damin (Folk &Traditional Music & Dance - Arunachal Pradesh)
  • 2022 – Nitu Kumari Nootan (Folk Music - Bihar)
  • 2022 – Gaffruddin Mewati Jogi (Folk/Traditional Music – Bhapang, Rajasthan)
  • 2022 – Tarawati Bori (Folk /Traditional Music - Assam)
  • 2022 – K. Viswanatha Pulavar (Puppetry - Tholpavakoothu)
  • 2022 – Mahendrakumar Karsandas Andani (Folk Dance - Gujarat)
  • 2022 – Chingtham Ranjeet Khuman (Thang Ta - Manipur)
  • 2022 – Poonam Tivari (Folk Music - Chhattisgarh)
  • 2023 – Kanta Kashinath Gaude (Folk Music, Goa)
  • 2023 – Swapan Mukhopadhyay (Folk Music, West Bengal)
  • 2023 – Rakesh Bhatt (Folk Theatre/Music, Uttarakhand)
  • 2023 – Krishna Lal Sehgal (Folk Song- Himachal Pradesh)
  • 2023 – Bharat Sharma Vyas (Folk Music, Bihar)
  • 2023 – Helen Giri Syiem (Folk & traditional Music, Meghalaya)
  • 2023 – P. K. Kunhiraman (Traditional Music - Chenda, Kerala)
  • 2023 – Abdul Gaffar Das Kanihami (Folk Music, Jammu & Kashmir)
  • 2023 – Jayantibhai Maganbhai Sharma (Instrument Making, Gujarat)
  • 2023 – K. Pajanivel (Martial Arts, Puducherry)
  • 2023 – Gurpreet Singh Khalsa (Martial Arts, Punjab){{div col end}}

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  • 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 Pudumjee, Delhi
  • 1995 – T. Hombiah, Karnataka
  • 1998 – Kolhacharan Sahu (Ravanchhaya puppetry), Orissa
  • 1999 – B.H. Puttashamachar, Karanataka
  • 2001 – Hiren Bhattacharya, Assam
  • 2003 – Puran Bhatt, Rajasthan
  • 2004 – Maguni Charan Kuanr, Odisha{{Cite web|author=|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/Maguni_Charan_Kuanr.pdf|title=MAGUNI CHARAN KUANR Akademi Award: Puppetry|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi}}
  • 2005 – Ganpat Sakharam Masge, Maharashtra
  • 2010 – K. Chinna Anjannamma (Shadow puppetry: Tolu Bommalata), Andhra Pradesh
  • 2010 – K.V. Ramakrishnan and K.C. Ramakrishnan (Glove puppetry: Pava Kathakali), Kerala
  • 2012 – Prafulla Karmakar (Traditional Puppetry - West Bengal)
  • 2013 – Lilavati M Kavi (Bajaj), Puppetry
  • 2014 – K. Kesavasamy (Puppetry - Puducherry)
  • 2016 – Prabhitangsu Das (Contemporary Puppetry - Tripura)
  • 2018 – Anupama Hoskere (Classical String Puppetry of Karnataka, Bengaluru)
  • 2020 – Meena Nayak (Puppetry - Maharashtra)

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Films

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Key

! scope="row" | {{legend|#CEE8F0| {{Hash}} Indicates an award for the performing arts in the media|outline=blue|border=1px solid blue}}

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|+ List of recipients, showing the year and field

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Field

style="text-align:center;" | 1957

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Debaki|Bose}}

| Direction

style="text-align:center;" | 1957

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gajanan Digambar|Madgulkar}}

| Screenplay

style="text-align:center;" | 1958

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sachin Dev|Burman}}

| Music Direction

style="text-align:center;" | 1958

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Durga|Khote}}

| Acting

style="text-align:center;" | 1959

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ashok|Kumar}}

| Acting

style="text-align:center;" | 1959

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satyajit|Ray}}

| Direction

style="text-align:center;" | 1960

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chhabi|Biswas}}

| Acting

style="text-align:center;" | 1961

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lalita|Pawar}}

| Acting

style="text-align:center;" | 1961

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kavi|Pradeep}}

| Lyricist

style="text-align:center;" | 1961

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mukhram|Sharma}}

| Screenplay

style="text-align:center;" | 1988

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | {{sortname|Salil|Chowdhury}}{{Hash}}

| Music

style="text-align:center;" | 1991

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | {{sortname|Sudhir|Phadke}}{{Hash}}

| Music

style="text-align:center;" | 1992

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | {{sortname

Naushad}}{{Hash}}

| Music

style="text-align:center;" | 1992

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | {{sortname|K. J.|Yesudas}}{{Hash}}

| Music

style="text-align:center;" | 2001

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | {{sortname|Prem|Matiyani|nolink=1}}{{Hash}}

| Theatre

Overall Contribution/Scholarship

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ List of recipients, showing the year and field

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Recipient

! scope="col" | Field

style="text-align:center;" | 1994

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kanak|Rele}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 1994

! scope="row" | {{sortname|K. V.|Subbanna}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 1995

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sunil|Kothari}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 1996

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ram Gopal|Bajaj}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2000

! scope="row" | {{sortname|B. V. K.|Sastry}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2000

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Nemi Chandra|Jain}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2000

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shanta Serbjeet|Singh|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2001

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Suresh|Awasthi|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2002

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Romesh|Chander|nolink=1}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2002

! scope="row" | {{sortname|J. N.|Kaushal|nolink=1}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2003

! scope="row" | {{sortname|P. V.|Subramanium 'Subbudu'|Subbudu}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2004

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sushil Kumar|Saxena}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2005

! scope="row" | Pratibha Agrawal

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2006

! scope="row" | Rekha Jain

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2007

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mukund|Lath}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2008

! scope="row" | {{sortname|R.|Sathyanarayana}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2009

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Leela|Venkataraman|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2010

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ashok|Ranade}}

| Music

style="text-align:center;" | 2010

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jaidev|Taneja|nolink=1}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2011

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shrivatsa|Goswami}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2011

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sundari K.|Shridharani}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2012

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Arun|Kakade|nolink=1}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2012

! scope="row" | Nandini Ramani

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2013

! scope="row" | {{sortname|N.|Ramanathan}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2013

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mysore V.|Subramanya|nolink=1}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2014

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Indudhar|Nirody|nolink=1}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2014

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Akshara K.|V.|nolink=1}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2015

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chaman Lal|Ahuja|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2015

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shanta|Gokhale}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2015

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rani Balbir|Kaur}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2016

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Avinash|Pasricha}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2017

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sandhya|Purecha}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 2018

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Diwan Singh|Bajeli|nolink=1}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2018

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Puru|Dadheech}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 2019

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Utpal K.|Banerjee}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2019

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ritha|Rajan|nolink=1}}

|

style="text-align:center;" | 2020

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mahesh|Champaklal}}

| Theatre

style="text-align:center;" | 2020

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Nandkishore|Kapote}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 2021

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vibha|Dadheech}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 2021

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Premchand|Hombal|nolink=1}}

| Dance

style="text-align:center;" | 2022

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lakshahira|Das|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2022

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Prameela|Gurumurthy|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2023

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gopalan Nair|Venu|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

style="text-align:center;" | 2023

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jagdish|Trivedi|nolink=1}}

| Performing Arts

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