Awards & Accolades
- Padma Shri, Government of India (1989)
- Padma Bhushan, Government of India (2001)
- Presidents Award Best Violinist, All India Radio (1963)
- Violin Chakravarthy, Governor of Madras (1972)
- Orpheus of the East, Kala Samarpana (1972)
- Certificate of Appreciation, City of Cleveland (1983) Awarded by the mayor George V. Voinovich
- Award for outstanding contribution to Indo-American goodwill,inderstanding and friendship, Indo – American Society (1988)
- Most Creative Artist Award, Sangeet Natak Accademy (1883)
- Onida Pinnacle Award for Surabhi Best title track Composer – Surabhi), Onida Pinaccle Award Jury (1993)
- Nada Chakravarthy, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Trinidad (1993)
- Global Music Award, H. E. R Venkataraman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, NY (1995)
- Sangeeta Ratna Mysore T. Chowdaiah Memorial National Award, Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Acadamy of Music (1996)
- Best Composer Award/Commission, NRK P2, Norway (1996)
- Special Medal of Honour, HH King Birendra of Nepal (1997) (After a performance celebration His Majestys 25th Anniversary of accession to the throne)
- Lotus Festival Award, City of Los Angeles (1998)
- Manaviyam (Millennium) Award, Government of Kerala (2001)
- D.Lit, Bangalore University (2003)
- D.Lit, University of Madras (2004)
- Viswa Kala Bharathi Bharat Kalachar, Chennai (2004)
- Sangeetha Kalaratna, Bangalore Gayana Samaja (2004)
- Sangeetha Kalaa Shiromani, Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore (2004)
- Honorary Fellowship, Madras Medical College (2006)
- Sanatan Sangeet Samman, Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti, New Delhi (2006)
- Global Fusion – Hall of Fame, Saradin Alpen and Alpen Capital, Dubai (2007)
- Doctor of Music, Sheffield University (2008)
- Tantri Nada Mani, Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Kanchipuram (2009)
- Asthana Vidwan, ISKCON, Bangalore(2009)
- Executive’s Award for Excellence, Trinity College London (2010)
- Best Carnatic Instrumental Alubum – Violin Maestros, GiMA (2010)
- Best Fusion Album – Live at Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig, GiMA (2010)
- Big Star IMA Award (Best Classical Instrumental Album – Violin Maestros, Indian Music Academy (2011)
- Uttam Vag Geykar Jialal Vasant Award, Ajivasan, Mumbai (2011)
- National Eminence Award in Fine Arts, Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam (2012)
- Best Carnatic Instrumental Album – Innovations, GiMA (2012)
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Limca Book of Records (2012)
- Global Musician Honour, GiMA (2014)
- Audi Ritz Icon of the Year, Ritz Magazine (2014)
- Connoisseur’s Award – Bes Musician, Gulf Connoisseur Magazine (2014)
- Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Living Legend Award, Krishna Gana Sabha (2014)
- Munnu Guru Sangeeth Award, Smriti, Kanpur (2014)
- Rotary Vocational Excellence Award, Rotary Club of Madras (2014)
- Special Proclamation For contributions and service to global misic, New Jersey State Assembly (2014)
- Hafiz Ali Khan Award, Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan Memorial Trust, Gwalior (2015)
- Rama Gana Kalachara Award, Rama Seva Mandal, Bangalore (2015)
- Rama Gana Kalacharya Award, Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore (2015)
- ITC Sangeet Samman, ITC Sangeet Sammelan (2015)
- US Flag flown on the US Capitol building in Washington DC, New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney presented the flag for his contribution to global music (2016)
- Honorary membership (hon TCL), Trinity College of Music, London (2016)
- Honourary Doctorate, ITM University, Gwalior (2016)
- D. Lit, Rabindra Bharathi University, Kolkata (2016)
- Devarajan National Music Award, Swaralaya, Kerala (2016)
- Swathi Music Award, Goverment of Kerala (2017)
- D.Lit, National Institute of Education and research (2018)
- Governor’s citation, The State of Maryland (2023)
- Sur Jyotsna National Music Legend Award, Lokma, Nagpur (2024)
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