Lalith J. Rao: Hindustani vocal music
Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha (gundecha brothers - joint award): Hindustani vocal music
Yogesh Samsi: Hindustani instrumental music - Tabla
Rajendra Prasanna: Hindustani instrumental - Shehnai/flute
M. S. Sheela: Carnatic vocal music
Suma Sudhindra: Carnatic instrumental music - Veena
Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan: Carnatic insrumental music - Mridangam
Madhurani: Other major traditions of music - Sugam sangeet
Haimanti Sukla: Other major traditions of music - Sugam sangeet
Gurnam Singh: Other major traditions of music - Gurbani
Rama Vaidyanathan: Bharatanatyam
Shobha Koser: Kathak
Madambi Subramanian Namboothiri: Kathakali
L. N. Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi: Manipuri
Deepika Reddy: Kuchipudi
Sujata Mohapatra: Odissi
Ramkrishna Talukdar: Sattriya
Janmejoy Sai Babu: Chhau
Ashit Desai: Music for Dance
Abhiram Damodar Bhadkamkar: Playwriting
Sunil Ganesh Shanbag: Direction
Bapi Bose: Direction
Hema Singh: Acting
Deepak Virat Tiwari: Acting
Anil Tickoo: Acting
Nuruddin Ahmed: Allied Theatre Arts - Stagecraft
Avtar Sahni: Allied Theatre Arts - Lighting
Shougrakpam Hemanta Singh: Other Major Traditions of Theatre - Shumang Leela
Anwar Khan Manganiyar: Folk music, Rajasthan
Prakash Sahadeo Khandge: Folk Arts, Maharashtra
Jagannath Bayan: Fraditional Music - Khol, Assam
Ramchandra Manjhi: Folk Music, Bihar
Rakesh kumar Tiwari: Folk Theatre, Chhattisgarh
Parvathy Baul: Folk Music (Baul), West Bengal
Sarvjeet Kaur: Folk Music, Punjab
K. C. Runremsangi: Folk Music, Mizoram
Mukund Nayak: Folk Music, Jharkhand
Sudip Gupta: Puppetry, West Bengal
Vijay Verma: Scholarship
Sandhya Purecha: Overall Contribution - Dance