Awards & Achievements

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002 from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Sangeet Mahasamman by
Govt. Of West Bengal in 2017
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Kailas Lalitkala Hanumant Award by Murari Bapuji in 2010
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Asian Paints Siromani Puroskar , 1995
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Taal Rishi Samman , Aurangabad , Govt. Of Maharashtra
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Taal Samrat by Ustad Amir Hussain Khan Foundation , Mumbai , 1991
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"Best Performer of the year" by All India Music Critics Association , 1997 Swar Sagar Puroskar , Maharashtra Municipal Corporation , 2005
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Naad Nidhi Award by Sri Ganapati Swami , Mysore , 2012
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American Association of Performing Artist Award
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"Distinguished Leadership Award"by The American Biographical Institute , 1998
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Sarad Samman by Sri Priyoranjan Dasmunshi , in Kolkata
Bharat Sanskriti Award , 2019
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"Lifetime Achievement Award" by Pracheen Kala Kendra , from the Governor of Punjab, 2018
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Performed in Rashtrapati Bhavan , Delhi , when US President Mr. Barrack Obama visited India in November 2010
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Contributed his Music for donation programmes and fund raising programmes for homeless people , cancer hospital , blood donation camps , The Prime Minister's Relief Fund and other State Funds too .
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Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Lifetime Achievement Award by Govt. Of Telangana, 2018
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Bharat ke Sangeet Ratna Award by Art & Culture , World Culture School of Music, 2015
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Rashtreeya Sangeet Puroshkar of legendary musician Pt. Gururao Deshpande , Bengaluru , 2017
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Honored by California Legislature Assembly in 2014 for promoting India's rich heritage