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’.