sentences:  He is also known as the God of "ghatam".He was awarded the Padma Shri, given by Government of India in 2002, and later the 2012 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in the performing arts conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.Finally he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2014.