“Best Performer” at All India Music Conference, Allahabad (1930)
Three medals in the All India Music Conference, Calcutta (1937)
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1956)
Padma Shri (1961)
Padma Bhushan (1968)
Padma Vibhushan (1980)
Talar Mausiquee from Republic of Iran (1992).
Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi (1994).
Bharat Ratna (2001)
Tansen Award by Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.
Recognitions
Had honorary doctorates from Banaras Hindu University, Visva Bharati University & Santiniketan.
Was invited by the then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to play Shehnai on the first Independence Day (August 15, 1947) at Delhi’s Red Fort.
Participated in World Exposition in Montreal
Participated in Cannes Art Festival
Participated in Osaka Trade Fair
His 80th birthday was celebrated by World Music Institute in New York.
