SHANMUKHA published by Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha has a unique history of an unbroken run since April 1975, successfully working towards its unproclaimed aim and objective, to be an instrument of education and promoting excellence in Fine Arts. The journal ranks high in cultural and intellectual circles, attracting researchers both in India and abroad and comfortably nestling itself in its due place, in the Literature of Music and Fine Arts.

SHANMUKHA propagates the values and ideals and cultural aspects in music, dance and drama.
• First Editors : Shri. K. S. Mahadevan & Dr. (Smt.) Sulochana Rajendran
• Shanmukha celebrated its silver jubilee on 14th May 2000. Shri. Govind Swarup, Secretary, Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra released the silver jubilee commemoration volume. Shri. Subbudu, Art critic and the Editors Shri. K. S. Mahadevan & Dr. (Smt.) Sulochana Rajendran were honoured on the occasion.
• A special volume on Bharat Ratna Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi was brought out on the occasion of the commencement of the Centenary celebrations of Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi on 14.9.2015. It was released by Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan, Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• Shanmukha was awarded a Certificate of Merit for being selected in the top 100 meritorious in-house magazines by the ICE Awards 2015 which promotes internal communication.
• Music related articles of Shanmukha have been abstracted and indexed in the bibliographic database of scholarly literature on music of “Rilm Abstracts Of Music Literature”. The journal thus has been acknowledged internationally as containing scholarly literature on music.
• Eminent musicologist Dr. N. Ramanathan has uploaded the scanned issues of Shanmukha from 1978 onwards on the website www.musicresearchlibrary.net -> periodicals -> information about periodicals -> click on the “Download link” hyperlink.
The Golden Jubilee of“SHANMUKHA” would be celebrated in 2025. Over these 50 golden years it has progressed from an inhouse journal to a widely respected cultural magazine.

SHANMUKHA won the Silver Trophy under the category of external magazine, for its issues for the year 2013, in a contest organized by the Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI). (ABCI is an autonomous body which encourages communicators under various categories and recognizes their contribution every year.) This was the first time that the Sabha had sent its entry and among 27 entries, Shanmukha bagged the Silver Trophy in its maiden appearance.