Awards

• 1970 National Award as Playback singer For the Bengali film Nishipadma
• 1971 National Award as Playback singer For the Hindi Film Mera Naam Joker
• 1971 Padmasree Award Govt. of India
• 1985 Lata Mangeskar Award Awarded by Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
• 1988 Michale Sahittyo Puraskar Awarded by Renaissance Sanskritik Parishad, Dacca
• 1990 Shyamal Mitra Award Mithun Fans Association
• 1991 Sangeet Swarnachurr Award Awarded by Shree Khetra Kala Prakashika, Puri
• 1993 P.C.Chandra Award P.C.Chandra Group & others
• 1999 Kamala Devi Roy Award Kamala Devi Group
• 2001 Anandalok Lifetime Award Anandabazar Group
• 2001 Lata Mangeshkar was awarded India’s highest civilian honor the “Bharat Ratna”,
• 2002 Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music
• 2003 Alauddin Khan Award Govt. of West Bengal
• 2004 National Award as Playback singer Govt. of Kerala
• 2004 D. Lit Honour Rabindra Bharati University
• 2005 Life Time Achievement award Govt. of Maharastra
• 2005 D.Lit Honour Burdwan University
• 2005 Padma Bhushan Award Govt. of India