The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was incepted in the year 1954, by the prime body for performing arts in India, the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The award was incepted for recognising and honouring the exceptionally talented people from different fields of performing arts in India. The award is presented in different categories like Hindustani Music (Vocal and Instrumental), Carnatic Music (Vocal and Instrumental), Dance, Theatre, Films, etc. However, apart from all these, the award is also presented in some of the other forms of music, dance and theatre. Most of these forms are the traditional regional performing art forms that include Kutiyattam and Kathakali of Kerala, Pandavani of Madhya Pradesh, or Puppetry, etc.
Apart from Puppetry, the people involved in various kinds of performing arts in Media are also honoured by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for other forms of music, dance and theatre. Famous artist of Kutiyattam dance drama in Kerala, Mani Madhava Chakyar won the award for the first time in 1964.
List of the winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for other forms of music, dance and theatre is given below:
•2009 |
| Vilayat Khan Ragi (Dhadhi Folk Music, Punjab) |
| Vithal Gangaram Umap (Folk Theatre, Maharashtra) |
| Jaganath Behera (Pala,Orissa) |
| Musafir Ram Bhardwaj (Folk Dance, Himachal Pradesh) |
| U K Kunjirama Panicker (Theyyam, Kerala) |
| Shanti Jain (Folk Music, Bihar) |
| Bhikhudan Govindbhai Gadhvi (Folk Music, Gujarat) |
•2008 |
| Birbar Sahoo (Gotipua, Orissa) |
| L.Heramot Meitei Thang-Ta (Martial Arts, Manipur) |
| Hilda Mit Lepcha (Lepcha Music, Sikkim) |
| Lakshman Das (Hari Katha, Karnataka) |
| Shakuntala Nagarkar (Lavani, Maharastra) |
| Mangi Bai Arya (Mand, Rajasthan) |
| Lakha Khan Manganiyar (Folk Music, Rajasthan) |
| Kartar Singh (Gurbani, Punjab) |
•2007 |
| Th. Brindasabi Devi (Gouranga Leela, Manipur) |
| Ram Dayal Munda (Tribal Dance & Music, Jharkhand) |
| L. Rajappa (Puppetry, Rajasthan) |
| Prahlad Singh Tipaniya (Folk Music-Nirgun, Madhya Pradesh) |
| Gulam Mohammad (Dogri Folk Music, Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Amar Paul (Folk Music, West Bengal) |
| Sharafat Abdul Majid Satarmaker (Musical Instrument Making, Maharashtra) |
| Subodh Debbarma (Tribal Dance, Tripura) |
•2006 |
| Sarif Idu Chumbhar (Dhadi Folk Music, Punjab) |
| Kalyanapuram R. Aravamudan (Hari Katha, Tamilnadu) |
| K. Mangi Singh (Pena-Traditional Music, Manipur) |
| Emerson Thangkhiew (Traditional Dance, Meghalaya) |
| Om Prakash Sharma (Mach, Madhya Pradesh) |
| Naurang Bhat (Puppetry Kathputli-making, Rajasthan) |
| Syed Iqbal Malangami (Folk Music, Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Het Ram Tanwar (Folk Music, Himachal Pradesh) |
•2005 |
| Babubhai Girdharji Ranpura (Folk Music, Gujarat) |
| Subbu Arumugam (Villupattu, Tamil Nadu) |
| Daryao Singh Malik (Folk Theatre, Haryana) |
| P. K. G. Nambiar(Kuttiyattam, Kerala) |
| Kashinath Pujapanda (Odissi Music, Orissa) |
| Khirod Khakhlari (Bodo Dance & Music, Assam) |
| D. S. Aiyyelu (Dance Costume - Allied Arts of Traditional Form) |
| Ganpat Sakharam Masge (Puppetry, Maharashtra) |
•2004 |
| Naren Gurung (Folk Music & Dance, Sikkim) |
| John Lalhluna (Folk Music, Mizoram) |
| Satyaram Reang (Tribal Music, Tripura) |
| Maguni Charan Kuanr (Kandhei Nach, Orissa) |
| Hans Raj Hans (Folk Music, Punjab) |
| C. N. Rama Chakkiar (Kutiyattam, Kerala) |
| N. Ibemni Devi (Khongjom Parba, Manipur) |
| Kanhailal Maharana (Seraikella Chhau Mask Making, Jharkhand) |
•2003 |
| Prabhat Sarma (traditional & Folk Music, Assam) |
| Chukka Satthiah (Oggu Katha, Andhra Pradesh) |
| Banamali Maharana (Odissi Music, Orissa) |
| Puran Bhaat (Puppetry, Rajasthan) |
| Laisram Birendrakumar Singh (Folk & Tribal Music, Manipur) |
| Leela Omchery (Traditional & Folk Music, Kerala) |
| Bhalchandra Vyankatesh Pendhar (Natya Sangeet, Maharashtra) |
| Kosha Kanta Deva Goswami (Mask Making Bhaona, Assam) |
•2002 |
| Sangyusang S. Pongener (Traditional Dance, Nagaland) |
| Dilip Sarma & Sudakshina Sarma (Jyoti Sangeet, Assam - Joint Award) |
| S. Natarajan (Bhagavatamela, Tamil Nadu) |
| E. Chaobhai Singh (Duhar Cholam, Natasankirtan, Manipur) |
| Jagir Singh (Gurbani, Punjab) |
•2001 |
| Kalamandalam Govinda Warrier (Kathakali Make-up) |
| L. Lakpati Singh (Nata Sankirtan, Manipur) |
| Hari Uppal (Folk Dance, Bihar) |
| Komik Khongirem (Folk Music, Meghalaya) |
| Hiren Bhattacharya (Puppetry, West Bengal) |
•1999- 2000 |
| H. Kaibuaia (Folk Music, Mizoram) |
| Kamala Murthy (Hari Katha, Tamilnadu) |
| Mamman Khan (Folk Music, Haryana) |
| Sharda Sinha (Folk Music, Bihar) |
| Krushna Chandra Sahu (Prahlad Natak, Orissa) |
| G. S. Chani (Community Theatre, Punjab) |
| Gajanana Verma (Folk Music, Rajasthan) |
| Agat A. Sangma (Folk Music, Meghalaya) |
| B. H. Puttaswamachar (Puppetry, Karnataka) |
| Appukutty Poduval (Maddalam, Kerala) |
| Kalu-Balu Kaulapurkar (Joint Award) (Tamasha, Maharashtra) |
•1998 |
| Purna Chandra Das (Baul, West Bengal), |
| Nokot Khriam (Instrument Making, Meghalaya) |
| Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz (Sufiana Kalam, J&K) |
| Kolhacharan Sahu (Ravanchhaya, Orissa) |
•1997 |
| Arghya Sen (Rabindra Sangeet, West Bengal) |
| Y. Ranjana Devi (Natasankirtna, Manipur) |
| P. R. Thilagam (Kuravnji, Tamil Nadu) |
| Pithukuli Murugadas (Bhajan, Tamil Nadu) |
| Keshav Laxman Bedge(Gondhal, Maharashtra) |
| Bishan Dass Sharma (Instrument Making, Delhi) |
•1996 |
| Dharamapuram P. Swaminathan (Thevaram, Tamil Nadu) |
| Hemanta Jamatia (Folk Music, Tripura) |
| Ojha Tombi Singh (Natasankirtana, Manipur) |
| Ram Kailash Yadav (Folk Music, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Joseph Kaimaparamban (Kathaprasangam, Kerala) |
•1995 |
| Jhamman Khan (Nagara, Haryana) |
| Sonam Tshering Lepcha (Folk Music, Sikkim) |
| T. Hombiah (Puppetry, Karnataka) |
| Teejan Bai (Pandavani, Madhya Pradesh) |
| Vechoor Thankamony Pillai (Thullal, Kerala) |
•1994 |
| Thanil Singh (Nata Sankirtana, Manipur) |
| Yamunabai Waikar (Lavani, Maharashtra) |
| P.K. Narayanan Nambiar (Mizhavu, Kerala) |
| M.Boyer (Tiatro, Goa) |
•1993 |
| Keremane Shambhu Hegde (Yakshagana, Karnataka ) |
| Purisai N. Subramaniya Thambiran (Therukoothu, Tamil Nadu) |
| Janardanan Nedungadi (Sopanam Sangeet, Kerala) |
| Siddeshwar Sen (Maach, Madhya Pradesh) |
| Shriram Sharma and Fatehkrishna Sharma (Joint Award) (Rasleela, Uttar Pradesh) |
•1992 |
| Rama Kishan Solanki (Nagara, Rajasthan) |
| T.S. Balakrishna Sastrigal (Harikatha, Tamil Nadu) |
| S.Devabrata Singh (Thang-ta, Manipur) |
| Dadi Dorab Pudumjee (Puppetry, Delhi) |
| Lalgudi M. Swaminathan (Tevaram, Tamil Nadu) |
| Babi Nalang (Dashavatar, Maharasthra) |
| Khagen Mahanta (Folk Music, Assam) |
| Moozhikulam Kochukuttan Chakyar (Kutiyattam, Kerala) |
•1991 |
| Bindhya Basini Devi (Folk Music, Bihar) |
| S.S.S. Thakur (Karyala, Himachal Pradesh) |
| Sakar Khan Manganiar (Folk Music, Rajasthan) |
| Keremane Mahabala Hegde (Yakshagana, Karnataka) |
| Puranchand Wadali & Pyarelal Wadali (Joint Award) (Folk Music, Punjab) |
•1990 |
| Pingalashi Gadhavi (Folk Music,Gujrat) |
| Simanchal Patro (Prahlad Natak, Orissa) |
| Saride Manikyamma (Adhyatma Ramayana, Andhra Pradesh) |
| Vithabai Narayangaokar (Tamasha, Maharashtra) |
| C. Honnappa Bhagavathar(Natya Sangeet, Karnataka) |
| Rameswar Pathak (Folk Music,Assam) |
| Mangi Bai (Teratali, Rajasthan) |
•1989 |
| Rajen Pam (Tribal Music, Assam) |
| Madanbala Sindhu (Folk Music, Punjab) |
| Tule Ram (Swang, Haryana) |
| Giriraj Prasad (Nautanki) |
| Gulam Hassan Sofi (Folk Music, Kashmir) |
| C. Zakkariya (Tribal Dance, Lakshadweep) |
| Purisal Kannappa Thambiran (Therukoothu, Tamil Nadu) |
•1988 |
| Lalchand Yamla Jat (Folk Music,Punjab) |
| Jhaduram Devangan (Pandavani, Madhya Pradesh) |
| Allah Jilai Bai (Folk Music,Rajasthan) |
| Y. Gambhini Devi (Nata Sankirtana, Manipur) |
| Saudagar Nagnath Gore Chhota Gandharva (Natyasangeet, Maharashtra) |
| Pratima Barua Pandey (Folk Music, Assam) |
| Kanji Bhoota Barot (Folk Music, Gujarat) |
•1987 |
| Bhupen Hazarika (Folk Music, Assam) |
| Ali Mohammed Sheikh (Folk Music,Kashmir) |
| Ram Marathe (Natyasangeet, Maharastra) |
| Banni Bai (Harikathakalakshepam, Tamil Nadu) |
| Pukhraj Gaud (khyal, Rajasthan) |
| Chhabi Bandopadhyay (Kirtan, West Bengal) |
| Suresh Dutta (Puppetry, West Bengal) |
•1986 |
| Asa Singh Mastana (folk Music, Punjab) |
| Jaffar Husain Khan (Qawwali, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Shaik Nazar (Burrakatha, Andhra Pradesh) |
| Gavari Devi (Folk Music, Rajasthan) |
| K.P. Krishnan Kutty Poduval (Chenda, Kerala) |
| Bhubaneswar Misra (odissi Music, orissa) |
| Ram Kumar Chatterjee (Shyama Sangeet, West Bengal) |
| Satyabhamabai Pandharpukar (Lavani, Maharastra) |
•1985 |
| N.P. Rama Poduval (Sopanam Sangeet, Kerala) |
| Suleman Juma Jumani (Nobat, kutch) |
| Suchitra Mitra (Rabindra Sangeet, West Bengal) |
| Tseshu Lhamo (Folk Music, Ladakh) |
| Mohan Chandra Barman (Bhaona, Assam) |
•1984 |
| Balakrushna Das (Odissi Music, Orissa) |
| Rajarambhau R. Kadam (Gondhal, Maharashtra) |
| Surinder Kaur (Folk Music, Punjab) |
| Gulab Bai (Nautanki, uttar Pradesh) |
| Shahir Sable (Folk Music, Maharashtra) |
•1983 |
| Mohammad Subhan Bhagat (Bhand Pather, Kashmir) |
| Siddique Manganiar (Folk Music, Rajasthan) |
| G. Gourkishore Sharma(Martial Arts, Manipur) |
| Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya (Akhyana, Gujarat) |
| Lalit Chandra Ojha (Ojapali and Deodhani Dances, Assam) |
| Angurbala Devi (Light Classical Music, West Bengal) |
| Meher Rustom Contractor (Puppetry, Gujarat) |
•1982 |
| T. C. Sundaramoorthy (Folk Dance, Tamil Nadu) |
| Ghulam Mohammed Qalinbaf (Sufiana Kalam, Kashmir) |
| R. Ramasubbu (Kaniyan Koothu, Tamil Nadu) 1982 |
•1981 |
| Irengbam Rajanidhi Singh (Ariba Pala, Manipur) |
| Baidyanath Sharma (Daskathia, Orissa) |
| Pazhoor Kunjan Marar (Mudiyettu, Kerala) |
| Radharani (Kirtan, West Bengal) |
| K. Ibomcha Sharma (Nata Sankirtana, Manipur) |
| Kamini Kumar Narzary (Bodo Tribal Dance, Assam) |
| M. R. Ranganatha Rao (Puppetry, Karnataka) |
•1980 |
| Balappa Veerabhadrappa Hukkeri (Folk Music, Karanataka) |
| K.L. Krishan Kutty Pulavar (Tholpava Koothu, Kerala) |
| Raghunath Satpathy (Prahlada Nataka, Orissa) |
| Sheikh Gulab (Tribal Dances, Madhya Pradesh) |
| G. Swaminathan (Bhagvatmela, Tamil Nadu) |
| Chimanlal A. Naik (Bhavai, Gujarat) |
| Fida Bai Markam (Nacha, Madhya Pradesh) |
•1979 |
| Sagolsem Kalidaman Singh (Nata Sankirtana, Manipur) |
| Kanika Banerjee (Rabindra Sangeet, West Bengal) |
| Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (Kutiyattam, Kerala) |
| U. Kogga Devanna Kamath (Gomebeatta, Karnataka) |
•1978 |
| T. Kunjakishore Singh (Jatra, Manipur) |
| Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, (Carnatic Devotional Music, Tamil Nadu) |
| Kathinanda Das (Ravanchhaya, Orissa) |
•1977 |
| Lakshman Prasad Chaube (Haveli Sangeet, Uttar Pradesh) |
| B. Veerabhadra Naik (Yakshagana, Karnataka) |
| C. Sankaran Nair (Krishnanattam, Kerala) |
•1976 |
| Raghunath Panigrahi (Joint Award with Sanjukta Panigrahi* for Odissi Music, Orissa) |
| Surya Kumar Datta (Jatra, West Bengal) |
•1975 |
| N. P. Krishnan Kutty Nambissan (Dance accompaniment- Maddalam, Kerala) |
| Indubala Debi (Light Classical Music, West Bengal) |
| Ugamraj Khilari (Khyal, Rajasthan) 1975 |
•1974 |
| Bhagaban Sahu (Folk Dance, Orissa) 1974 |
| Puna Ram Nishada (Pandavani, Madhya Pradesh) |
•1973 |
| Dadu Raghu Sarode `Indurikar` (Tamasha, Maharashtra) |
•1972 |
| Mohammed Abdullah Tibet Baqal (Sufiana Kalam, Kashmir) |
| Swami Hargobind Sharma (Rasila, Uttar Pradesh) |
•1971 |
| T. Kuppuswami Mudaliar (Dance Accompaniment- Mridangam, Tamil Nadu) |
| Natesa Thambiran (Therukoothu, Tamil Nadu) |
•1970 |
| K. Shivarama Hegde (Yakshagana, Karnataka) |
•1969 |
| Gahan Chandra Goswami (Ankia Nat, Assam) |
•1968 |
| Phani Bhusan Vidyabinode (Jatra, West Bengal) |
•1967 |
| Shrikrishna Pahalwan (Nautanki, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Balasundramanya Sastrigal "Balu Bhagavatar" (Bhagavatamela, Tamil Nadu) |
•1964 |
| Haradi Rama Ganiga (Yakshagana, Karnataka) |
| P. Mani Madhava Chakiar (Kutiyattam, Kerala) |
•1961 |
| Bapurao Khude Narayankar (Tamasha, Maharashtra |