Prominent Classical Dancers & Instrumentalists of India
| Name | Type | Gharana/Style | Awards (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukmini Devi Arundale | Dancer | Bharatanatyam (Kalakshetra) | Padma Bhushan (1956), Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1967) |
| Pandit Birju Maharaj | Dancer | Kathak (Lucknow Gharana) | Padma Vibhushan (1986), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1964), Kalidas Samman (1987) |
| Yamini Krishnamurthy | Dancer | Bharatanatyam & Kuchipudi | Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Vibhushan (2016), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1977) |
| Sonal Mansingh | Dancer | Bharatanatyam & Odissi | Padma Bhushan (1992), Padma Vibhushan (2003), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987) |
| Padma Subrahmanyam | Dancer | Bharatanatyam (Bharata Nrityam) | Padma Shri (1981), Padma Bhushan (2003), Padma Vibhushan (2024), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1983) |
| Kelucharan Mohapatra | Dancer | Odissi | Padma Shri (1972), Padma Bhushan (1988), Padma Vibhushan (2000), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1966) |
| Mallika Sarabhai | Dancer | Bharatanatyam & Kuchipudi | Padma Bhushan (2010), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2000) |
| Mrinalini Sarabhai | Dancer | Bharatanatyam & Kathakali | Padma Shri (1965), Padma Bhushan (1992), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1970) |
| Alarmel Valli | Dancer | Bharatanatyam (Pandanalur Style) | Padma Shri (1991), Padma Bhushan (2004), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2001) |
| Shovana Narayan | Dancer | Kathak (Lucknow Gharana) | Padma Shri (1992), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1999) |
| Protima Bedi | Dancer | Odissi | None (Notable for founding Nrityagram) |
| V.P. Dhananjayan | Dancer | Bharatanatyam (Kalakshetra) | Padma Bhushan (2009), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1994) |
| Kumudini Lakhia | Dancer | Kathak (Lucknow Gharana) | Padma Shri (1987), Padma Bhushan (2010), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1982) |
| Pandit Ravi Shankar | Instrumentalist | Sitar (Maihar Gharana) | Padma Bhushan (1967), Padma Vibhushan (1981), Bharat Ratna (1999), Grammy Awards (1967, 1973, 2002, 2013), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1962) |
| Ustad Bismillah Khan | Instrumentalist | Shehnai (Benares Gharana) | Padma Shri (1961), Padma Bhushan (1968), Padma Vibhushan (1980), Bharat Ratna (2001), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1956) |
| Ustad Zakir Hussain | Instrumentalist | Tabla (Punjab Gharana) | Padma Shri (1988), Padma Bhushan (2002), Padma Vibhushan (2023), Grammy Awards (1992, 2009, 2017, 2024), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1990) |
| Pandit Shivkumar Sharma | Instrumentalist | Santoor (Kashmir Tradition) | Padma Shri (1991), Padma Bhushan (2001), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1986) |
| Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia | Instrumentalist | Flute (Maihar Gharana) | Padma Shri (1992), Padma Bhushan (2000), Padma Vibhushan (2019), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1984) |
| Ustad Amjad Ali Khan | Instrumentalist | Sarod (Senia Bangash Gharana) | Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (1991), Padma Vibhushan (2001), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1989) |
| T.H. Vinayakram | Instrumentalist | Ghatam (Carnatic Tradition) | Padma Shri (2002), Padma Bhushan (2014), Grammy Award (1991), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1994) |
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | Instrumentalist | Sitar (Imdadkhani Gharana) | Padma Shri (1964), Padma Bhushan (1968), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1957) |
| Ustad Ali Akbar Khan | Instrumentalist | Sarod (Maihar Gharana) | Padma Bhushan (1967), Padma Vibhushan (1989), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1952) |
| Pandit Bhimsen Joshi | Instrumentalist/Vocalist | Kirana Gharana (Vocal) | Padma Shri (1972), Padma Bhushan (1985), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Bharat Ratna (2008), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1976) |
| Pandit Jasraj | Instrumentalist/Vocalist | Mewati Gharana (Vocal) | Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (1990), Padma Vibhushan (2000), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987) |
| Ustad Alla Rakha | Instrumentalist | Tabla (Punjab Gharana) | Padma Shri (1977), Padma Bhushan (1982), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1982) |
| Lalgudi Jayaraman | Instrumentalist | Violin (Carnatic Tradition) | Padma Shri (1972), Padma Bhushan (2001), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1979) |
| M.S. Gopalakrishnan | Instrumentalist | Violin (Carnatic Tradition) | Padma Shri (1977), Padma Bhushan (1996), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1967) |
| Pandit Ram Narayan | Instrumentalist | Sarangi | Padma Shri (1976), Padma Bhushan (1991), Padma Vibhushan (2005), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987) |
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