AWARDS & HONOURS
- Padma Shri - Conferred by President of India
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar - Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Kalaimamani - Tamilnadu Government
- Nrityachoodamani - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
- Nritya Vilas - Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
- For the Sake of Honour - Rotary Award
- Nritya Ratnakara - Bhairavi Fine Arts Cleveland - Aradhana Committee
- Yami Award - Music Today
- Honorary citizenship of the City of Bourges, France
- In the year 2000,she was conferred the honour of being one of the most outstanding contributors to Indian Culture by the Japan Foundation
- Natya Kala Acharya - Music Academy, Chennai