| Year |
Date of Award |
Awardee |
| 2003 |
15.09.2003 |
Smt. T. R. Balamani |
| 2004 |
16.09.2004 |
Kalamamani Guru K. Kalyanasundaram |
| 2005 |
10.09.2005 |
Shri N. S. Chandrasekharan |
| 2006 |
16.09.2006 |
Guru Smt. Rajee Narayan |
| 2007 |
16.09.2007 |
Shri T. S. Nandakumar |
| 2008 |
16.09.2008 |
Sangeethabhooshanam Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar |
| 2009 |
16.09.2009 |
Vidwan Palakkad - Anantharama Bhagavathar |
| 2010 |
16.02.2010 |
Dr. Kanak Rele |
| From year 2011, the geographical coverage of the award was extended outside the metropolis of Mumbai, to recognize the outstanding contribution made by eminent teachers at the National level. The cash award is increased to Rs. 1 lakh. |
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| 2011 |
16.09.2011 |
Shri P. S. Narayanaswamy |
| 2012 |
16.09.2012 |
Shri Adyar K. Lakshmanan
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| 2013 |
16.9.2013 |
Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan |
| 2014 |
16.9.2014 |
Smt. Suguna Varadachary |
| 2015 |
15.9.2015 |
Chemancheri Shri Kunhiraman Nair |
| 2016 |
13.9.2016 |
Shri Vikku Vinayakram |
| 2017 |
17.9.2017 |
Smt. T. Rukmini |
| 2018 |
16.9.2018 |
Snt. Radha Namboodhiri |
| 2019 |
15.9.2019 |
Smt. Alamelu Mani |
| 2020 |
14.3.2021 |
Dr. Rita Rajan |
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