- 1. For the year, I was selected by the U.P Government to bestow upon me SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY Award. And I was the only artist from Purvanchal Region to be honoured by the HONBLE GOVERNOR of U.P. Acharya Vishnukant Shastri ji.
- 2. 1966, TAALMANI BY SURSINGER SANSAD Bombay, Mumbai.
- 3. 1966, SANGEET SHREE award by RAAG RAAG, ALLAHABAD.
- 4.1996, MAHAMANA TRIVEDI AWARD awarded to Ustad Bismillah Khan and Prof. j. Massey by the ALL INDIA MAHAMNA MALVIYA SOCIETY, Allahabad.
- 5. March 2003, was honoured by SAMRITI A MUSICAL ORGANIZATION of Kanpur MUNNU GURU SANGEET AWARD. I was honoured bt the State Home Minister New Delhi honourable Mr. Shri Prakash Jaiswal.
- 6. March 2008, PRINTANIA AWARD by NAV SADHNA KALA KENDRA, Vranasi, Institute for dance and music.
- 7. January 2008, I was honoured by the MUSIC FACULTY OF PERFORMING ARTS, of BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY in National Seminar on the Performing Arts Inter Alia.
- 8. 1972, I was honoured as Profeessor by of TABLA by the SANVA BHARTIYA SANGEET SAMMELLAN, Calcutta.
- 9. I was ararded many times by the JCs and Lions Club and other organizations time to time.
- 10. The tradition of Banaras Gharana of TABLA is incomplete Without my Name. I proud that in every Book based on Tabla percussion my bio data is mentioned with honour.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- 1. 1994, I was Invited to play TABLA SOLO for the NATIONAL ARCHIVES of Sangeet Natak Academy, NEW DELHI and performed one hour VIDEO recording and 45 minites AUDIO recording for the Archive.
- 2. Aga[n in 1996, I was specially invited by the SANGEET NATAK AKADAMI, NEW DELHI to take interview of BHARAT RATNA USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN for their NATIONAL ARCHIVES It was very interesting 1 hour and 45 minutes long interview which was highly appreciated by the SANGEET NATAK AKADAMI, staff itself.
- 3. 1996, I was requested by Mrs. Rita Ganguly VOCALIST, NEW DELHI to help her in writing book on the life of Ustad Bismillah Khan. The title of the book was Ustad Bismillah khan and MUSIC OF BANARAS. This book was inaugurated in New Delhi by the VICE PRESIDENT of India Mr. K.R. NARAYANN. This book was published by KASTRO PUBLICATION DARYAGANJ, NEW DELHI.
- 4. 1992, I was told by the Padma Vibhushan Pt. Kishan Maharaj to assist him or theory explanation in English in various major cities of south for 24 days in different Music Workshop and programmes it was arranged by MAX MULLER BHAWAN, GERMANY.
- 5. 4TH August 2006, I was invited by the Sangeet Natak Akadami Lucknow, U.P to record 1 hour 30 mts. TABLA SOLO for research scholars. Title of the subject was Mystery of BANARAS RAAJ AND GHARANA. Many Ph.d Scholars appreciated validity of the recording.
IMPACT OF THE WORK DONE AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD
INTERNATIONAL AWARD/ RECOGNITION
