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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Indian honour for the performing arts}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox award&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship&lt;br /&gt;
| subheader = Award for individual contributions to [[Performing arts]]&lt;br /&gt;
| awarded_for = Award for the performing arts in [[India]] &lt;br /&gt;
| sponsor = [[Sangeet Natak Academy]]&lt;br /&gt;
| firstawarded = 1954 &lt;br /&gt;
| lastawarded = 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| reward = {{INRConvert|3|l|year=2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
| holder_label = Most recent winner&lt;br /&gt;
| award1_type = Total awarded&lt;br /&gt;
| award1_winner = 144&lt;br /&gt;
| award2_type = First winner&lt;br /&gt;
| award2_winner = {{bulleted list|[[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar]]|[[Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer]]|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| award3_type = Last winner&lt;br /&gt;
| award3_winner = [[C. V. Chandrasekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| website = {{official}}&lt;br /&gt;
| next = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Akademi Ratna Sadasyata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, is an Indian honour for the performing arts presented by [[Sangeet Natak Academy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Jha 2011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | last=Jha | first=Manisha | title=Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship for Girija Devi, T.K. Murthy, Dagar | website=The Hindu | date=2011-07-23 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sangeet-natak-akademi-fellowship-for-girija-devi-tk-murthy-dagar/article2285903.ece | access-date=2021-08-07}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It is &amp;quot;the most prestigious and rare honour&amp;quot; conferred by the Academy and is &amp;quot;restricted to 40 individuals at any given time&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;News18 2019&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | title=Zakir Hussain, Sonal Mansingh Among 4 Selected for Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow | website=News18 | date=2019-07-16 | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/zakir-hussain-sonal-mansingh-among-4-selected-for-sangeet-natak-akademi-fellow-2233281.html | access-date=2021-08-07}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
In 1945, [[The Asiatic Society|The Asiatic Society of Bengal]] submitted a proposal to establish a National Cultural Trust consisting of three academies: an Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama, an Academy of Letters, and an Academy of Art and Architecture. The proposal was reconsidered in the Conference on Art held in [[Kolkata]] in 1949, and two conferences, the Conference on Letters, and the Conference on Dance, Drama, and Music, were held in [[New Delhi]] in 1951. All three conferences were organized by the [[Government of India]] and recommended the establishment of three national academies: an Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama (Sangeet Natak Akademi), an Academy of Letters ([[Sahitya Akademi]]), and an Academy of Art ([[Lalit Kala Academy]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SNAPortal&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/culture_heritage.php?id=95|title=National Academies: Sangeet Natak Akademi|date=9 December 2012|access-date=17 January 2017|publisher=National Portal of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Sangeet Natak Academy, established on 31 May 1952 by a resolution of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (then the Ministry of Education), Government of India, headed by [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SNAPortal&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; is India&amp;#039;s National Academy for Music, Dance, and Drama. The Akademi was officially inaugurated on 28 January 1953 by the first [[President of India]], [[Rajendra Prasad]] and [[P. V. Rajamannar]] was appointed as its first Chairman.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAIntro&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/introduction.php|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi: Introduction|access-date=4 January 2017|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|location=New Delhi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The first members of the Executive Board of the Akademi consisted of [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar|Maharaja Sri Sir Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur]], T. L. Venkatarama Aiyar, S. N. Mozumdar, N. R. Ray, [[Dharma Vira]], A.K. Ghosh, J. C. Mathur, and A. V. Venkateswaran.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAConstitution&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/constitution.php|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi: Constitution|access-date=5 January 2017|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|location=New Delhi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Other two institutes were established later; the Sahitya Akademi was inaugurated on 12 March 1954 and the Lalit Kala Akademi was inaugurated on 5 August 1954.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/aboutus/about.jsp|title=About Sahitya Akademi|access-date=2 January 2017|publisher=Sahitya Akademi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://lalitkala.gov.in/showdetails.php?id=39|title=Lalit Kala Akademi: History|access-date=2 January 2017|publisher=Lalit Kala Akademi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later, on 11 September 1961, it was reorganized as a society and registered under the [[Societies Registration Act, 1860]]. Though the Sangeet Natak Akademi functions as an autonomous organization of the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], its programmes are completely funded by the Government.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAIntro&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Sangeet Natak Akademi is defined as &amp;quot;the apex body of the performing arts&amp;quot; in the country and primarily focuses on &amp;quot;preserving and promoting the vast intangible heritage of India&amp;#039;s diverse culture expressed in the forms of music, dance and drama&amp;quot;. The Akademi has also established various institutions in the fields of performing arts: the [[National School of Drama]] in [[New Delhi]] in 1959, the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy in [[Imphal]] and the [[National Institute of Kathak Dance]] in New Delhi in 1964, and the Koodiyattam Kendra in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in 1990.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAIntro&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://kutiyattam.org/kutiyattam-kendra.html|title=Kuttiyattam Kendra|access-date=5 January 2017|publisher=Kuttiyattam Kendra}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Since 1965, the Akademi also publishes a quarterly journal, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sangeet Natak&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=Post, Jennifer|title=Ethnomusicology: A Research and Information Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7dirAgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT119|year=2013|publisher=Taylor &amp;amp; Francis|isbn=978-1-136-70518-2|pages=119}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Description==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship is conferred without distinction of nationality, race, caste, religion, creed, or sex. The criteria restricts any person below the age of 50 to ordinarily be considered for the honour, although a minimum age of 35 is required.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAGuildelines&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Persons who are already deceased do not qualify; if an honoree dies before the honour is conferred, however, the honour will be assigned posthumously.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAGuildelines&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The criteria also excludes any institution along with the members of the General Council of the Akademi from consideration. The fellowship does not refer to any specific work or achievement of an artist but to the &amp;quot;significant and lasting contribution on a sustained basis over a period of time&amp;quot;. The recommendations are received from the current fellows along with the members of the General Council of the Akademi.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAGuildelines&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The fellowship was established in 1954 and the first elected fellows were [[Carnatic music]] vocalist [[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar]], [[Veena]] player [[Karaikudi Sambasiva Aiyer]], and film and theatre actor [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]. {{As of|2015}}, the fellowship has been conferred upon 144 individuals, including 29 dancers, 31 theater performers, 75 musicians, and 9 individuals awarded for their overall contributions in all three fields. Since its inception, the honour has been bestowed upon 26 female artists and, in 1958, a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist, belonging to the [[Bhendibazaar gharana]], [[Anjanibai Malpekar]] became the first woman fellow of the Akademi. A French national and [[Musicology|musicologist]] [[Alain Daniélou]] is the only non-Indian national awarded with the fellowship.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAF&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As per the constitutional provision under Rule 12 (vi) of the Rules and Regulations of the Akademi, the number of fellows is restricted to 30. On 25 March 2003, the General Council of the Akademi recommended restricting the number of fellows to 40 living persons and a total of 60 at any given time. However, the recommendation is not yet approved by the Ministry. {{As of|2016}}, there are 36 Fellows of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. Each recipient is awarded with a cash prize of {{INRConvert|3|l|year=2015}}, an &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Angavastram&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Shawl]]), and a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tamrapatra&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (citation plaque) given under the seal of Akademi and signature of its Chairman.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAGuildelines&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/sna_awards_guidelines.php|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi: Guidelines for SNA Awards|access-date=5 January 2017|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|location=New Delhi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAF&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAF2015&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite press_release|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/uploads/2015-16/PressReleaseSNAAwards2015-English.pdf|title=Declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2015|last=Acharya|first=Helen|date=23 April 2016|access-date=4 January 2017|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|location=New Delhi|format=PDF}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The most recent recipient of the fellowship is [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer [[C. V. Chandrasekhar]] who was awarded for the year 2015.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAF2015&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==List of fellows==&lt;br /&gt;
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| title       = Fellowship recipients by field&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=af|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow|access-date=4 January 2017|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|location=New Delhi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| label1      = Dance&lt;br /&gt;
| data1       = 29&lt;br /&gt;
| label2      = Music&lt;br /&gt;
| data2       = 75&lt;br /&gt;
| label3      = Theater&lt;br /&gt;
| data3       = 31&lt;br /&gt;
| label4      = Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
| data4       = 9&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Key&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable plainrowheaders sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+List of Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows, showing the year, and field(s)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SAF&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; | Year&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; | Image&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; | Recipient&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; | Field(s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1954&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ariyakudi Ramanuja|Iyengar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1954&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Karaikudi Sambasiva|Iyer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1954&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Prithviraj Kapoor in Sinkandar (1941).jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Prithviraj|Kapoor}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1958&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Anjanibai|Malpekar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Gopeshwar|Banerjee}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|D. Annaswami|Bhagavathar|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Uday Shankar, 1930s.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Uday|Shankar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Papanasam|Sivan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1963&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Swami|Prajnanananda|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1963&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Shrikrishna Narayan|Ratanjankar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1963&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Pichu|Sambamoorthi}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1963&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Mama|Warerkar|Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T. L. Venkatarama|Iyer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|C. Saraswathi|Bai|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Birendra Kishore Roy|Choudhury|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|B. R.|Deodhar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|V.|Raghavan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|P. V.|Rajamannar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1965&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Vinayak Narayan|Patwardhan|Vinayakrao Patwardhan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1965&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ganesh Hari|Ranade|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1965&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Dilipkumar|Roy}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1965&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Jaideva|Singh}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1965&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|D. G.|Vyas|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1966&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ashutosh|Bhattacharya}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1966&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|E. Krishna|Iyer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1966&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Sombhu|Mitra}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1966&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Court portrait of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar of Mysore.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Jayachamarajendra|Wadiyar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ebrahim|Alkazi}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Rukmini Devi.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Rukmini Devi|Arundale}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Musiri Subramania|Iyer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Bade Ghulam Ali|Khan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|P. K. Kunju|Kurup|Guru Kunchu Kurup}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Shambhu|Maharaj}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|V. Satyanarayana|Sarma}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Adya|Rangacharya &amp;#039;Shriranga&amp;#039;|Adya Rangacharya}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1968&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kali Charan|Patnaik|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1970&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|K. C. D.|Brahaspati|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1970&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kapilavatsyayan.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kapila|Vatsyayan}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1970&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Dilip Chandra|Vedi|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1972&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Tarapada|Chakraborty}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1972&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Krishnarao|Phulambrikar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1972&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Rallapalli Ananta Krishna|Sharma}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1973&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|K. Shivaram|Karanth}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1974&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kamaladevi|Chattopadhyay}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1974&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Jnan Prakash|Ghosh}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1974&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ms subbulakshmi 140x190.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|M. S.|Subbulakshmi}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1975&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T.|Balasaraswati|Balasaraswati}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1975&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:ZubinMehtaMar11.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Zubin|Mehta}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1975&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Rasiklal|Parikh|}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1975&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ravi Shankar.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ravi|Shankar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1975&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|[[Manna Dey]]|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1976&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Santidev Ghosh 1980.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Santidev|Ghosh}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1976&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Semmangudi Srinivasa|Iyer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1977&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Hirjibhai Rustomji|Doctor|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1978&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Tinuvengadu Subramania|Pillai|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1978&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|B.|Puttaswamayya}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1979&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Suresh Joshi with P L Deshpandey (cropped).jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|P. L.|Deshpande}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1979&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|D. T.|Joshi|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1979&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Sumati|Mutatkar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1979&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T. P. Kuppiah|Pillai|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1980&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|V. K. Narayana|Menon}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1982&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Mani Madhava Chakyar.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Mani Madhava|Chakyar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1982&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Mallikarjun Mansur.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Mallikarjun|Mansur}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1984&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|M.|Kirupanandawari|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1984&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Chandravadan|Mehta}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1984&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Pt. Siyaram Tiwari.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Siyaram|Tiwari|dab=musician}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|V. V. Swarna Venkatesa|Deekshithar|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Komal|Kothari}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|S.|Ramanathan|S. Ramanathan (musician)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Satyajit Ray.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Satyajit|Ray}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1989&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:LataMangeshkar10.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Lata|Mangeshkar}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1990&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Utpal|Dutt}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1990&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Portrait of Ram Gopal LCCN2004662942.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ram|Gopal|dab=dancer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Alain Daniélou.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Alain|Daniélou}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kelucharan|Mohapatra}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T. S.|Parthasarathy|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1992&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Dia7275 Ali Akbar Khan r.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ali Akbar|Khan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1992&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:DKPattammal.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|D. K.|Pattammal}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1992&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Prem Lata|Sharma}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1993&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Girish-Karnad.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Girish|Karnad}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1993&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Mrinalini Sarabhai.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Mrinalini|Sarabhai}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1994&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Bismillah at Concert1.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Bismillah|Khan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1994&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Yehudi Menuhin 1937.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Yehudi|Menuhin}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1994&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Maheswar|Neog}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1995&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Vilayat|Khan}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ammanur madhavachakyar1.jpeg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ammannur Madhava|Chakyar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Gangubai Hangal (cropped).jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Gangubai|Hangal}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Habib|Tanvir}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1997&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Badal sarkar 044.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Badal|Sarkar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (cropped).jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Bhimsen|Joshi}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Pandit Birju Maharaj.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Birju|Maharaj}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|K. P. Kittappa|Pillai}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Vijay Tendulkar.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Vijay|Tendulkar}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Pandit balamuralikrishna.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|M.|Balamuralikrishna}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|B. V.|Karanth}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:CSATYAM.JPG|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Vempati Chinna|Satyam}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2002&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Shanno|Khurana}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2002&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kavalam Narayana Panicker Image1.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kavalam Narayana|Panicker}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname||Chandralekha|dab=dancer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Annapurna|Devi}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Bindhyabasini|Devi}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Other performing arts{{efn|Other performing arts include Traditional/Folk/Tribal/Dance/Music/Theatre and Puppetry}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: PadmaBhushan-Kalamandalam-Ramankutty-Nair.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ramankutty|Nair}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Zohra|Sehgal}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Tapas|Sen}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Rohini|Bhate}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:T. N. Krishnan FTII Pune 2010.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T. N.|Krishnan}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kishan|Maharaj}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Gursharan|Singh|dab=artist|nolink=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|N. Khelchandra|Singh}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2007&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Sushil Kumar|Saxena}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2008&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Khaled|Choudhury}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2008&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sitara Devi 2009 - still 67757 crop.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Sitara|Devi}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2008&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, Assam, India.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Bhupen|Hazarika}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2008&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|R. C.|Mehta}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kishori Amankar.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kishori|Amonkar}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Pandit Jasraj at Bhopal 2015-1.JPG|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname||Jasraj}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Lalgudi|Jayaraman}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Yamini Krishnamurthy.JPG|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Yamini|Krishnamurthy}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sriram Lagoo.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Shriram|Lagoo}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kamlesh Dutt|Tripathi}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Girija Devi at Bhopal (4).JPG|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Girija|Devi}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T. K.|Murthy}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Nataraja|Ramakrishna}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:M. Chandrasekaran.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|M.|Chandrasekaran}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Hariprasad Chaurasia 06.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Hariprasad|Chaurasia}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kalamandalam-Gopi-2.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kalamandalam|Gopi}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Chandrashekhara Kambara.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Chandrashekhara|Kambara}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Heisnam|Kanhailal}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Mukund|Lath}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Santoor.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Shivkumar|Sharma}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Charu Sija Mathur and Raj Kumar Singhajit Singh.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Rajkumar Singhajit|Singh}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Umayalpuram sivaraman1.jpeg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Umayalpuram K.|Sivaraman}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2011&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Guru Padma Subramanyam in Bhagavath Geetha .jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Padma|Subrahmanyam}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2012&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|N.|Rajam}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2012&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ratan|Thiyam}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2012&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Viku Vinayakaram.JPG|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|T. H.|Vinayakram}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Mahesh|Elkunchwar}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:KanakRele.jpeg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Kanak|Rele}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|R|Sathyanarayana}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Tulsidas Borkar-Wikiprofile.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Tulsidas|Borkar}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|S. R.|Janakiraman}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Vijay Kumar|Kichlu|nolink=1}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:M S Sathyu Cropped.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|M. S.|Sathyu}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2015&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|C. V.|Chandrasekhar}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Dance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Arvind|Parikh}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|R. |Vedavalli}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Music&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|{{dash}}&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Ram Gopal|Bajaj}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Theatre&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot; | 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Dr. Sunil Kothari DS.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
! scope=&amp;quot;row&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CEE8F0;&amp;quot; | {{sortname|Sunil|Kothari}}{{Hash}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Overall Contribution/Scholarship&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of Sahitya Akademi fellows]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Explanatory notes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist|30em}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
{{commons category}}&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{Official website}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{SangeetNatakAkademiFellowship}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Indian honours and decorations}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian art awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Fellowships]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Sangeet Natak Akademi]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lists of members of learned societies]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Awards established in 1954]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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