Awards and Recognitions
- 1972 - Padma Shree
- 1976 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1985 - Padma Bhushan
- 1985 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1986 - "First platinum disc"
- 1999 - Padma Vibhushan
- 2000 - "Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar"
- 2001 - "Nadoja Award" from Kannada University
- 2002 - Maharashtra Bhushan
- 2003 - "Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram" by Government of Kerala
- 2005 - Karnataka Ratna
- 2008 - Bharat Ratna
- 2008 - "Swami Haridas Award"
- 2009 - "Lifetime achievement award" by Delhi government
- 2010 - "S V Narayanaswamy Rao National Award" by Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore
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