Awards and Honors Conferred on Smt M S Subbulakshmi
1940 Isai Vani, conferred by Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Kumbakonam Rajamanikkam Pillai
1954 Padma Bhushan
1956 The President's Award
1968 Sangeetha Kalanidhi, The Music Academy, Madras (01-01-1969: first woman to be honored)
1970 Isai Perarignar, Tamil Isai Sangam, Madras
1971 Doctor of Letters, Sri Venkateswara University
1973 Doctor of Letters, Delhi University
1974 The Ramon Magsaysay Award (http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationSubbulakshmiMon.asp)
1975 Padma Vibhushan
1975 Saptagiri Sangeetha Vidwanmani, Sri Venkateswara Thyagarajaswami Festival, Thiruvengadam (Thirumala/Thirupathi)
1975 Svar Vilas, Sur-Singer Samsad
1979 Doctor of Literature, Indira kalaa Sangeeth, Viswavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh
1979-80 Producer Emeritus, All India radio and Doordarshan
1980 Thanipperum Kalaingnar, Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Naataka Manram
1980 Doctor of Letters, Benares Hindu University
1981 Member d'Honneur, The International Music Council
1981 Desihothama, Doctoral degree, Viswa Bharathi University, Shanthinikethan
1986 Spirit of Freedom Award, VST Industries, Delhi
1987 Doctor of Literature, University of Madras
1988 Trustee for Indira Gandhi National center for the Arts
1988 Kaalidas Samman
1988 Ustaad Hafeez Ali Khan award
1990 Indira Gandhi Award for national Integration
1991 Konarak samman
1996 Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Birthday Award (09-16-1996, 80th birthday)
1996 Kala Ratna, Rasika Ranjani Sabha (12-20-1996)
1996 Gupta Award
1997 Swaralaya Puraskar
1998 Bharat Ratna (01-14-1998)
1999 Sangeetha Sagara Award - Carnatic Music Association of North America
2000 S.V.Narayanaswamy Rao Award
2004 Life Time Achievement Award (06-21-2004)