The Shantala Natya Shri Award is an award given every year by the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GoKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka ...

to dancers in recognition of their contributions in the field of classical dance. Santala, the queen of

Vishnuvardhana Vishnuvardhana () was a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the state of Karnataka, India. He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala I in 1108. Originally a follower of Jainism and known as ...

, the

Hoysala The Hoysala Kingdom was a kingdom originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, India, Karnataka, parts of Tamilnadu and South-Western Telangana between the 11th and the 14th centuries Common Era, CE. The c ...

king, was a dancer who made great contributions to classical dance and architecture. The award is named after her. The award consists of a plaque, shawl, garland and cash reward of 5 lakhs (0.5 Million)

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. It was in 2009, the amount was increased to 5 lakhs. Since its inception in 1995, the award has been given to a total of 26 individuals. K. Venkatalakshamma was the first dancer to receive the award and the most recent recipient is Revathi Narasimhan, who was awarded in the year 2024.

Awardees

References

{{reflist Awards established in 1995 Indian dance awards 1995 establishments in Karnataka Civil awards and decorations of Karnataka