Honours and Titles

Vinjamuri started receiving the honours and titles from the young age of 22 and continued receiving them for over 50 years. It is almost impossible for one to account for all the laurels one receives during the period which stretches over half a century. The following are just examples of the kind of honours he received and the honorary posts he held during his life time:

Titles

• Gold Medal of Music Academy and a special Gold Medal from Sir CS Iyer - 1936
• University of Madras Music Diploma First - 1936
• Gana Vidya Visharada - 1938
• Gayakaratna - 1941
• Gana Kalanidhi - 1950
• Gayaka Sarvabhouma - 1956
• Sageetha Jyothi - 1961
• Gana Kala Prapoorna - 1971
• Gana Lahari - 1981
• Sageetha Ratnakara - 1982
• Thodi Varadaraja Iyengar - 1938
• Pallavi Puli

Honorary Posts

• First General Secretary - Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Vidvath Samajam, Mylapore, Madras - 1946
• Advisor - Sri Thyagaraja Samajam, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh - 1946 - 1952
• Honorary Member - Ganakala Parishad, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh
• Honorary Member - Sri Thyagaraja Brahmostava Sabha, Tiruvaiyar, Madras
• President - Sangeetha Vidvath Sabha, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh - 1950
• President - The Fine Arts Academy - Berhampur - Orissa - 1951
• Honorary Member - Sri Thyagaraja Ganakala Parishad, Vijayawada, , Andhra Pradesh
• Associate - Malleswaram Sangeetha Sabha, Bangalore, Karnataka - 1948
• Vice President - South Indian Cultural Association, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Vice President - Thyagabrahma Bhakta Sabha, Madras
• Member, Exec. Committee, Andhra Pradesh Sangeetha Nataka Academy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Member, Indian Fine Arts Society, Madras