Shantala Natya Shri Award

The Shantala Natya Shri Award is an award given every year by the Government of Karnataka to dancers in recognition of their contributions in the field of classical dance.^[1] Santala, the queen of Vishnuvardhana, the Hoysala king, was a dancer who made great contributions to classical dance and architecture.^[1] The award is named after her.^[1]

Shantala Natya Shri Award
Civilian award
Awarded for	Recognizng individuals, for their contributions in the field of classical dance
Sponsored by	Government of Karnataka
Reward(s)	0.5 Million Indian rupees
First awarded	1995
Last awarded	2024
Highlights
First winner	K. Venkatalakshamma
Last winner	Revathi Narasimhan

The award consists of a plaque, shawl, garland and cash reward of 5 lakhs (0.5 Million) Indian rupee.^[1] It was in 2009, the amount was increased to 5 lakhs.^[2]

Since its inception in 1995, the award has been given to a total of 26 individuals. K. Venkatalakshamma was the first dancer to receive the award and the most recent recipient is Revathi Narasimhan, who was awarded in the year 2024.

Awardees

Year	Recipient	Reference
1995	K. Venkatalakshamma	[1]
1996	U. S. Krishnarao, Bangalore
1997	U.S. Krishnarao, Mangalore
1998	H. R. Keshava Murthy
1999	Maya Rao
2000	Muralidhara Rao
2001	S. Narmada
2002	Shachitarao
2003	C. Radhakrishna
2004	Jayalakshmi Alva
2005	Leela Ramanathan
2006	K. B. Madhav Rao
2007	T. S. Bhat
2008	K. M. Raman
2009	Ulalala Mohan Kumar
2010	Radha Sridhar
2011	Lalitha Srinivasan, Bangalore
2012	Vasundhara Doraswamy
2013	Padmini Priyadarshini
2014	Vithalashetti, Mangalore
2015	M. Shakuntala, Bangalore
2016	Ushadathar, Bangalore
2017	Nandini Ishwar, Mysore
2018	B. Bhanumati
2022-23	Chitra Venugopal	[3]
2023-24	Revathi Narasimhan

References

1. "Profile of recipients of 'Shantala Natya Shri Awards'". www.karnataka.gov.in. Karnataka Government.
2. "Karnataka Govt enhances State awards prize money". The Hindu. 24 August 2009.
3. Bureau, The Hindu (2024-01-25). "Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde chosen for Basava Award; Na. D'Souza gets Pampa Prashasti". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-06-23. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)