Awards, Honours and Recognitions

  • 'Kalarathnam' Kerala Kalamandalam 2016

  • 'Kalashree', Kerala Sangeetha Natak Akademi awarded 2010.

  • Scholarship from Central Sangeet Natak Akademi for advanced training in Abhinaya and choreography under Dr Kanak Rele.

  • Indian American Chamber of Commerce, Houston recognition 2018.

  • "Bhaskar Award" Maharashtra journalist Foundation 2017.

  • Honorary D Litt. USA awarded on May 30 th , 2016.

  • "Grand Achievers Award" 2016, International Peace Council, USA.

  • ‘Abhinaya Shiromani’ from Surya Performing Arts, Missouri, USA.

  • 'Singar Mani' from the prestigiousSur Singar Samsad, Mumbai

  • ‘Nelluvai Nambisan Smarak’ Award for Mohiniattam

  • 'Natya Mayuri' Natyanjali Trust, Chennai

  • ‘Vaishaki excellence Natyasri Award’ Vishakhapatnam 2015.

  • ‘Kala Nipuna’ at the Kala Samarpanam Fest Mumbai, 2015.

  • ‘Devadasi National Award’ 2014 Bhubaneswar, Orissa

  • ‘Natyashree’ Mitrahs New Jersey 2014 , USA

  • ‘Brahma Nritya Mani’ Brahmanaad Sabha Mumbai 2014

  • ‘Rashtra Vibhushan’ Face of India, New Delhi. 2014

  • 'Global Excellence Award' 2011,from GIA, New Delhi

  • Best Ethnic Classical Arts Award, New Orleans, 2003

  • Finalist Best Ethnic Arts Award 2004

  • ‘Global Excellence Dance Award’, New Orleans

  • Louisiana State Artist Roster artist

  • Louisiana Touring Directory featured artiste

  • Presidents Award for Community Service, Indian Assoc of New Orleans

  • She is an A grade artiste of Central Doordarshan

  • An empanelled artiste of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations

  • At the turn of the century, ‘India Today’ the leading news magazine
    featured Sunanda as one of the 50 promising dancers of the country.

  • A unique opportunity to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall,
    New York along with her senior students for the Festival of India.

  • Invis Multimedia Trivandrum has also released her Mohiniattam DVD “Lāsya’.