AWARDS, HONOURS AND RECOGNITIONS
- • 'Kalarathnam' Kerala Kalamandalam 2016
- • 'Kalashree', Kerala Sangeetha Natak Akademi awarded 2010.
- • Scholarship from Central Sangeet Natak Akademi for advanced training in Abhinaya and choreography under Dr Kanak Rele.
- • Indian American Chamber of Commerce, Houston recognition 2018.
- • "Bhaskar Award" Maharashtra journalist Foundation 2017.
- • Honorary D Litt. USA awarded on May 30 th , 2016.
- • "Grand Achievers Award" 2016, International Peace Council, USA.
- • ‘Abhinaya Shiromani’ from Surya Performing Arts, Missouri, USA.
- • 'Singar Mani' from the prestigiousSur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
- • ‘Nelluvai Nambisan Smarak’ Award for Mohiniattam
- • 'Natya Mayuri' Natyanjali Trust, Chennai
- • ‘Vaishaki excellence Natyasri Award’ Vishakhapatnam 2015.
- • ‘Kala Nipuna’ at the Kala Samarpanam Fest Mumbai, 2015.
- • ‘Devadasi National Award’ 2014 Bhubaneswar, Orissa
- • ‘Natyashree’ Mitrahs New Jersey 2014 , USA
- • ‘Brahma Nritya Mani’ Brahmanaad Sabha Mumbai 2014
- • ‘Rashtra Vibhushan’ Face of India, New Delhi. 2014
- • 'Global Excellence Award' 2011,from GIA, New Delhi
- • Best Ethnic Classical Arts Award, New Orleans, 2003
- • Finalist Best Ethnic Arts Award 2004
- • ‘Global Excellence Dance Award’, New Orleans
- • Louisiana State Artist Roster artist
- • Louisiana Touring Directory featured artiste
- • Presidents Award for Community Service, Indian Assoc of New Orleans
- • She is an A grade artiste of Central Doordarshan
- • An empanelled artiste of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
- • At the turn of the century, ‘India Today’ the leading news magazine
- • A unique opportunity to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall, New York along with her senior students for the Festival of India.
- • Invis Multimedia Trivandrum has also released her Mohiniattam DVD “Lāsya’.
featured Sunanda as one of the 50 promising dancers of the country.