Bhajan sopori biography

Awards, Honours• Maharajah Travancore Swati Tirunal Puraskar 2019, Kerala
• Sangeet Ratna Srijan Shikhar Samman 2019, Delhi
• Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) 2018 by Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee National Award 2018, Delhi
• Sathkalarathna Puraskar 2018, Sathkalapeetam, Payyanur, Kerala
• Ustad Bale Khan Memorial Award 2018, Bengaluru
• Distinguished Service Award 2018 by Delhi Govt, MTNL, NDMC & Health Care • Foundation of India), Talkatora Stadium, Delhi
• Pandit Ramji Upadhyay Lifetime Achievement Award 2018, Delhi
• PHD Art & Culture Samman (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2018, Delhi
• Sangam National Award 2018, Delhi
• Shanti Devi Gangani Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2018, Delhi
• Shudh Dhwani Samman 2018, Delhi
• Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) 2017 by Hindustani Art & Music Society, Kolkata
• Swati Tirunal Award 2017, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Upendra Bhanja Samman 2017, Delhi
• Munnu Guru Sangeet Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2017, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Kashmir Music Club Shashrang Award 2017, Kashmir, J&K
• Himalayan Cultural Centre Award 2017, Delhi
• Ustad Hafeez Khan & Ustad Basheer Khan Award 2017, Delhi
• Dhrupad Shri (Title Honour) 2016, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• J&K Government Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 by Govt. of J&K, Srinagar, J&K
• Baramulla District Administration Award of Honour 2016, Govt. of J&K, Baramulla, Kashmir, J&K
• Baramulla District Administration Award of Honour 2016, Govt. of J&K, Sopore, Kashmir, J&K
• Rotary Sur Samrat Sangeet Ratna Samman 2016, Delhi
• Maraz Abdi Sangam Award 2016, Kashmir, J&K
• Sangeet Martand Samman (Title Honour) 2015, Delhi
• Pride of India Lifetime Achievement Award 2015, Delhi
• 31st S Radhakrishnan Memorial National Teacher and Media Award 2015, Delhi
• Atal Bihari Media Excellence Award 2015, Delhi
• Atal Vaibhav Shikhar Samman 2015, Delhi
• DAV Distinguished Alumni Award 2015, Delhi
• Sangeet Vibhuti Samman (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2015, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Global Literary Festival Honour 2015, Delhi
• Sargam Mandir Swaran Jayanti Samman 2014, Delhi
• Sangeet Shiromani Award 2014, Delhi
• P Jhunjhunwala XXIV National Excellence Award 2014, Delhi
• Art Karat Award 2014, Delhi
• Indian Fine Arts Society Award 2013, Kingdom of Bahrain
• Pracheen Kala Kendra – Koser Award 2013, Chandigarh
• Delhi Ratna Award 2013, Delhi
• National Award by Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (Ustad Latif Khan Samman) 2012, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
• 19th Blockbuster Sur Aradhana Sangeet Ratan Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2012, Delhi
• KECSS Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2012, Delhi
• Best Citizens of India Award 2011, Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi Pratishta Samman 2011, Delhi
• S. Agarwal Award 2010, Kolkata
• Ustad Ashique Ali Khan Sangeet Bhushan Award 2010, Delhi
• RaagRanjani Sangeet Bhushan Samman (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2010, Delhi
Ninaad Sangeet Kala Ratna Samman 2010, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• N. Mathur Smiriti Kumbh Award 2010, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• Naad Chetanya Samman 2010, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
• RAWA (Renaissance Artists & Writers Association) Award 2010, Delhi
• Baba Allauddin Khan Award 2009, Delhi
• Ustad Chand Khan Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2009, Delhi
• Srijan Cultural & Social Development Award 2009, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Maa Shardey Samman (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2009, Ajmer, Rajasthan
• Ma Sharika Samman 2009, Faridabad, Haryana
• National Dogri Award 2008, Jammu, J&K
• Sumadhur Hansdhwani Samman 2008, Delhi
• J&K Government Civil Award (Highest Civilian Award of J&K) 2007, Srinagar, J&K
• Raag Sagar (Title Honour) 2007, Delhi
• Pandit Gama Maharaj Samman (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2007, Delhi
• Sangeet Vibhuti Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2006, Delhi
• Shree Bhatt Kirti Puraskar (Lifetime Achievement Award) 2004, Delhi
• Akashwani Special Honour 2004, All India Radio, Delhi
• Padma Shri 2004 (4th Highest Civilian Award of India), Delhi
14th Shama Award 2004, Delhi
• Munnu Guru Sangeet Smriti Samman 2004, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Kashmir Samiti & KOA Award 2004, Jammu, J&K
• Beenkar Samman (Title Honour) 2003, Kolkata
• Kashmir Overseas Association International Award 2003, Boston, USA
• Celebrate India Award, Denver 2000, USA
• Millennium Delhi Ratna Samman 2000, Delhi
• YMCA Abililty Utsav Award 2000, Delhi
• Radio Kashmir Srinagar (All India Radio) Golden Jubilee Award 1998, Kashmir, J&K
• National Shiromani Award 1996, Delhi
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1993 (Highest Performing Arts Award of India), Delhi
• Delhi Telugu Academy Award 1993, Delhi
• Sharda Samman 1993, Delhi
• Distinguished Leadership Award 1993, USA
• Kala Snehi Samman 1993, Delhi
• Punjab Sakha Award 1992, Delhi
• Kala Yogi Award (Title Honour) 1991, Mumbai
• Abhinav Kala Samman 1988, Bhopal
• National Flag Honour of the Arab Republic of Egypt 1986, Egypt
• Ismailia International Folklore Festival Award 1986, Arab Republic of Egypt
• Akashwani Annual Award 1985 for Compositional work by All India Radio, Delhi
• Akashwani Annual Award 1984 for Compositional work by All India Radio, Delhi
• Akashwani Annual Award 1983 for Compositional work by All India Radio, Delhi
• Akashwani Annual Award 1979 for Compositional work by All India Radio, Delhi
• 1st Prize in State Music Competition 1963 (Santoor) by J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K

Note: He has many more accolades to his name.