Honours & Releases

HONOURS & RELEASES

TITLES & AWARDS

TITLES

1. Ganakala Bhushana - 2002

2. Naada Tapasvi

3. Karnataka Kala Sree - 2011

4. Acharya Rathnakara

5. Shri Sathya Sai Sangeetha Shiromani - 2021

7. Guna Nidhi

8. Gana Varidhi

9. Vadiraja Krithi Gana Ratna Visharada

10. Sangeetha Bhushana

11. Taana Sarvabhouma

12. Geeta-Taana-Gaana Gandharva

13. Sangeetha Sarvabhouma

14. Mahakala Tapasvi

15. Sangeetha Gaana Chakravarty

16. Shastreeya Ganakala Charkravarty

17. Gana Sree

18. Goshti Ganakala Chetana

19. Sangeetakala Sevamani

20. Bhakthi Gana Sudhakara

21. Sangeetha Kala Bhushana

22. Samooha Gaayana Chatura

23. Bhavi Sameera Guruseva Dhurandhara

24. Rangakala Ratna

25. Raja Sangeeta Shekara

26. Gana Taana Kala Sanketha

29. Gana Kala Kesari

30. Gana Gangadhara

31. Sangeeta Kala Tapasvi

32. Kala Bhushana

33. Rama Keertana Kesari

34. Taana Kala Kausthubha

35. Raaga Prayoga Chakravarthy

36. Sangeetha Kala Sourabha

37. Rashtriya Sangeetha Ratna

38. Gaana Gnana Nidhi

39. Sura Sangeetha Visharada

40. Sangeetha Samrata

41. Saptaswara Sameera

42. Haridasa Sahitya Sangeetha Samrajya Makutamani

43. Nalanda Ratna

44. Vaggeyakara Goshti Gayana Giri

45. Ganakala Garudiga

46. Sangeetha Saraswathi

47. Vaggeya Ganakala Tapasvi

48. Vasudeva Sangeetha Samrat - 2011

49. Karnataka Sangeetha Ratna - 2011

50. Naada Brahma

51. Gana Shiromani

52. Sangeetha Dhruvataare - 2011

53. Paripoorna Mahaniya - 2011

54. Swara Kalanidhi - 2011

55. Gaana Nidhi - 2001

56. Gaana Gangeya - 2012

57. Sangeetha Vidhyanidhi- 2012

58. Abhinava Kala Vaaridhi - 2012

59. Bharatha Parampara Pradeepanacharya - 2013

60. Purandara Sangeetha Ratna - 2013

61. Rajya Viveka Sangeetha Ratna - 2013

62. Sadhanaacharya - 2013

63. Vidhyapeetha Guruvara - 2013

64. Sangeetha Vichakshana - 2013

65. Sapthaswara Gana Yogi - 2013

66. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Ganakala Sindhu

67. Gaana Gandharva - [28-01-2014]

68. Naadopasanacharya - [02-02-2014]

69. Karnataka Rajyothsava Bhushana

70. Sri Vara Kalaratna

71. Ganakala Guru Paada Padma

72. Sankethi Ratna

73. Mela Gaana Praveena

74. Ganakala Vipra Vasistha

75. Vijaya Sangeeta Sri

76. Samaja Seva Sangeeta Savyasachi

77. Sri Narasimha Kovida

78. Naada Nidhi

79. Kala Saraswathi

80. Omkara Sri

81. Purandara Mela Gaana Chakravarthy

82. Avilamba Vaggeya Saraswathi

83. Kala Deepthi

84. Gaanakala Dore

85. Viveka Ratna

86. Karnataka Sangeetha Chakravarti

87. Sangeetaa Kalaaravinda

88. Gaana Kalaamruta Prapoorna

89. Naada Kala Sindhoora

90. Abhinava Mahamahopadyaya

91. Shruti Laya Bharathi

92. Naada Kala Jyoti

93. Rudrapatna Naada Payonidhi

94. Ganakalambuja

95. Lalitha Kalashraya

96. Nada Brahma

97. Tyagaraja Gana Gandharva

98. Nadavidya Visharada

99. Natya Ranjani Sangeetha Sarvabhouma

100. Rajyotsava Rajya Ratna

101. Vidya Dana Karna

102. Gandharva Vidyadhara - 2020

103. Reva Sangeetha Ratna Puraskar -2020

104. Dwi - Sapthati Saradaara

105. Shri Rama Karunya - 2022

106. Kumara Gana Kala Sankasha - 2022

107. Vadiraja Krupanugruhabhushitha Padmanabhadasa - 2022

108. Nada Surya - 2022

109. Sri Madhva Purandara Sangeetha Bhakthi Sudhakara - 2023

110. Sangeetha Sanmithra Sudha Ratna

111. Rudra Nada

112. Kala Kamala

113. Gandharva Vani Visharada

114. Madhura Kala Sevaka (Chennai)

115. Karnataka Sangeeta Kala Tapasvi

116. Swara Sushrutha

117. Purandara Ratna
118. Ganakala Braharshi
119. Raghvendra Bhakthi Sangeetha Visharada
120. Sapthaswara Samrakshaka

121. Karnataka Sangeetha Ganakayantra Shiromani From Nasa

AWARDS

Prestigious award

Aryabhatta Award

Karnataka Padmasri

Purandaranugraha Prashasthi (TTD Dasasahitya Project) – 8.2.2016

Kannada Sahitya Sammelana - Dharwad

Honorary Doctorate-Srividya International University for Vedic Science

Natya Ranjani International Lifetime Achievement Award

Honorary Doctorate-Sri Satya Sai University for Human Excellence

Government Awards

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - 2020 Honored by President of India

Kempegowda Prashasti (BBMP)

Sangeetha Nrutya Academy - 2011

Rajyotsava Award

National Awards

Swaramurthy V.N. Rao Memorial

Puttaraju Gavai Award - 2018

General Awards

Parimala Award
Samanvaya Award
Santrupthi Award
Sri Krishna Award
Purandara Award
Sri Krishnanugraha Award
Samaja Sevaratna Award
Sangeetha Seva Award
Sagar Award
Best Musician Award
Astaana Vidwan (Sri Puttige Krishna Mutt,Udupi)
Naada Prabhu Prashasti - 2010
Ashtana Vidwan - ISCON 2011(Bangalore)
Asthana Vidwan - Sonde Vadiraja Mutt - 2011
Sangeetha Sudha - 2012
Prahlada Prashasthi - 2013
100 Voices of Purandara Award - 2013
Arkalgud Taluk, Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Adhyaksha Padavi - 2011
Sambrama Puraskar Award (23-01-2014)
Purandara Puraskara (01-03-2014)
Kala Jyothi
Alwas Nudi Siri (29-11-15)
Smt Belegere Mahalakshmamma Memorial Award (9-02-16)
Belur Vaikunta Dasa Prashasti
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Sahitya Prashasti
Niveditha Prashasti
Gayathri Puraskara
Golden International Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music - 2018
Natyashree Award
Chuncha Shri Award - 2018
Ananya Puraskara
Kannada Kampu - 2017
Arkalgud Dasara prashasti - 2018
Gnanashree - 2019
Karnataka Nava Chethana
Harmonium Arunachalappa Award
Viprashri
Shri Madhwa Purandara Prashasthi - 2023
Bharathi Tyagaraja Samman - 2023
Kamalotsava Award - 2023
S V Venkateshiah Memorial Award
S V Narayana Swamy Birth Centenary Award
SVN Memorial Lifetime AchievementAward
Bidaram Krishna Prashasthi - 2025

SPECIAL HONOURS

To have the honour of a road to be named after him at Chikkalasandra in Bangalore by Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
To be elected as the president of ‘Kannada Sahitya Sammelana’ at the Taluk level in the year 2012

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Vadiraja Krithi Mala (around 80 compositions of Saint Vadiraja tuned and rendered by Vid. RK Padmanabha)
Navagraha Krithis of Muttuswami Dikshithar
Navavarana Krithis of Muttuswami Dikshithar
Thyagaraja SankeerTana Mala
Kanaka Sankeertana Mala
Vasudeva Keertana Manjari. (Around 180 compositions)
Pancharathna Krithis of Thyagaraja
Purandara Krithi Mala
Purandara Navarathna
Parimala – Vol: 1, 2
Lakshmi Shobhane of Saint Vadiraja Swamy
Guruguha Vandana.
Vinayaka Vandana
Shivarchana
Ganaabhisheka
Mela Mala (Compositions of Vid. RKP in 72 Melakartha ragas)
Purandara Mela Mala (Compositions of Purandaradasa in 72 Melakartha ragas, tuned by RKP)
Shankara Namana. (Slokas of Sri Shankaracharya, tuned by Vid.RKP)
Gana Saritha (Slokas from the sacred epic ‘Teertha Prabhanda’ of Saint Vadiraja Swamy, tuned by RKP)
Sri Venkata Darshana (Slokas of Annamacharya, tuned by RKP)
Navagraha Namana (Compositions on Navaragrahas, composed and tuned by RKP)
Padma Kavithe
Vadiraja Namavali
Gana Pooje

MUSICAL NOVELS

Ananta Naada
Naada Bindu
Vipra Vikrama
Nada Bindu
Suvarnagana ( Achinalli)
Bevu Bella ( Achinalli )

AUTO BIOGRAPHY

Nenapinangaladalli

SPECIAL BOOKS

Purandaradasaru Sangeetha Pithamahare??...Re

RELEASES

CD/DVD

Vasudeva Keertana Manjari - 21 Volumes (rendered by leading musicians of Karnataka)
Parampara - Vol. 1, 2, 3
Samarpana - Vol. 1, 2, 3
Sri Vishwanatham Bhajeham - Chaturdasha Ragamalika of Dikshithar
Sri Krishnam Bhaja Manasa - Thodi
Devi Darshana - Krithis on Devi
Namo Venkatesha - Compositions on Lord Srinivasa
Haridasa Namana 1, 2, 3 - Exclusive Haridasa compositions
Rama Ganamritha - Compositions on lord Rama by Sadguru Thyagaraja
Gaana Pooje
Nada Vrushti
Navagraha Namana
Gana Saritha
Shankara namana
Sri Venkata Darshana
Navavarana Krithis
Lakshmi Shobhane
Purandara Mela Mala
Mela Mala
Nada Tapasvi - DVD (Documentary on Vid. RKP)
Nada Kusuma - DVD (Live Deepothsava Concert)
Parimala Vol 1, 2
Raga Varshini
Kanaka Sankeertana Mala
Guruguha Vandana
Purandara Krithi Mala
Vinayaka Vandana
Navagraha krithis
Shivaarchana
Gaanaabhishekha
Purandara Navaratna