In 1945, she received the title of Kalavani (for Music) instituted by the then repertoire manager of HMV, Sri K.S. Iyer and presented by Prof. Sambamurthy, eminent musicologist.
Natya Nipuni
Kalavani
Natya Tilakam
Shreshta Kala Acharya – Conferred by the Government of Madhya Pradesh & Madhuban, Guru Vandana Festival
Guru Rajee completed 25 years as a guru. She was commemorated with a silver plaque by the then Mayor of Mumbai, Sri Murli Deora. Seen in picture are Vimla Patil, Guru Rajee, Murli Deora and eminent Kathak danseuse Damayanti Joshi.
She received the title of Natana Kala Bhushanam from Shakti Arts, Chennai, when her disciple presented a complete margam of Bharatanatyam of Bharatiyar’s songs titled Bharati Pamalai.
The Government of Madhya Pradesh and Madhuvan, a cultural organization, jointly hosted Guru Vandana Mahotsav in 1986, when she was felicitated and awarded the title of Shreshtha Kala Acharya.
Lalitha Kala Ratnam
Guru Rajee received the prestigious Rajya Sanskrutik Puraskar (Nritya) the Lifetime Achievement Award, from the Government of Maharashtra.
Nritya Kala Sudhakara was the title bestowed on her by The Music Triangle, Mumbai.
Saraswathi Gana Nilayam, her alma mater, presented her with the title of Lalitha Kala Ratna. She was one amongst three of those seniors who had established their own dance institutions and were successfully propagating the art.
Sanmargadarshi, conferred by Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam at the Silver Jubilee celebration of Dr. Jayashree Rajagopal’s Nrithyodaya
Swar Sadhna Ratna, conferred by Swar Sadhna Samiti, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
Bharat Ratna Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Best Teacher of the Year Award, conferred by Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha
Sangeetha Sikshamani, conferred by Vashi Fine Arts, Navi Mumbai
Tagore Akademi Puraskar, Conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
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