Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar

Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar

Dedicated to the preservation and propagation of Indian Dance in particular from its founding in 1966, has unswervingly trodden on its chosen path with single minded determination. This is the only dance institution in the country to be awarded this prestigious honour. From 2017, Nalanda has initiated a process of honouring such individuals who have acquired iconic status.

Nalanda’s Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar

Recipients for 2017 in alphabetical order

• Shri. Deepak Mazumdar      
• Dr. (Smt.) Sunanda Nair       
• Dr. (Smt.) Uma Rele            

Recipients for 2018 in alphabetical order

• Dr. (Smt.) Ambika Viswanth  
• Shri. C. Gopalkrishnan           
• Smt. Jhelum Paranjpe             
• Smt. Shila Mehta

Recipients for 2019 in alphabetical order

• Shri. Ashish Khokar
• Smt. Daksha Mashruwala
• Shri. M.S. Gireesan
• Smt. Swapnakolpa Dasgupta
• Smt. Uma Dogra

Recipients for 2020 in alphabetical order

• Dr. (Smt.) Madhuri Deshmukh
• Shri. Mysore B. Nagraj
• Shri. K.N.P. Nambisan
• Shri. Rajendra Gangani
• Smt. Usha R.K.

Recipients for 2021 in alphabetical order

• Smt. Debi Basu
• Smt. Helen Acharya
• Dr. (Smt.) Meenakshi Iyer Gangopadhyay
• Smt. Rajashri Shirke
• Dr. Sandhya Purecha

Recipients for 2022 in alphabetical order

• Smt. Bhawana Somaya
• Shri. Kalinath Mishra
• Dr. Lata Surendra
• Shri. Sathya narayana Raju
• Smt. Shubhada Varadkar

Recipients for 2023 in alphabetical order

• Dr. Jayashree Rajagopalan
• Smt. Keka Sinha
• Dr. Prakriti Bhaskar
• Dr. Sandip Soparrkar
• Shri. Vikram Kumar Bathina

Nalanda’s Kanaka Nartana Puraskar

Shri. Deepak Mazumdar Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Dr. (Smt.) Ambika Viswanath Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Jhelum Paranjpe Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Shri. C. Gopalkrishnan Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Shila Mehta Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Shri. Ashish Khokar Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Swapnakolpa Dasgupta Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Smt. Uma Dogra Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Dr. (Smt.) Madhuri Deshmukh Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Shri. Mysore B. Nagraj Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Shri. Rajendra Gangani Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Smt. Usha R.K. Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Debi Basu Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Dr. (Smt.) Meenakshi Iyer Gangopadhyay Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Rajashri Shirke Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Dr. Sandhya Purecha Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Bhawana Somaya Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Shri. Kalinath Mishra Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Dr. Lata Surendra Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Shri. Sathya Narayana Raju Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Shubhada Varadkar Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Dr. Jayashree Rajagopalan Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Smt. Keka Sinha Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Dr. Prakriti Bhaskar Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar
Dr. Sandip Soparrkar Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar	Shri. Vikram Kumar Bathina Recipient of Kanaka Nartana Puraskaar