The Family Members, Sishyas and other admirers of GanaKalanidhi Dr. Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar have established a few awards in his name in order to encourage and promoto the Art that he practiced, admired and dedicated his life to. The following are the institutions that have already received the funds and instituted the awards.
The list of Awardees in various Institutions from 1992 to Present:
| Year | Madras Music Academy Gold Medal | Telugu University Gold Medal | Chitra Tirunal Academy Scholarship | Cleveland (OH, USA) Aradhana RTP Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R. Vedavalli | K Rama | ||
| 1993 | Charumathi Ramachandran | Aruna Sree | ||
| 1994 | Bombay Sisters | Madhu Mohan | ||
| 1995 | T.R. Subramanian | K Himabindu | ||
| 1996 | Suguna Purushothaman | None Eligible | ||
| 1997 | J. Venkataraman | None Eligible | ||
| 1998 | T.N. Seshagopalan | D Chidrupa Lakshmi | ||
| 1999 | Suguna Purushothaman | K Sundari | ||
| 2000 | Vijaya Siva | None Eligible | ||
| 2001 | Neela Ramgopal | K Padmaja | ||
| 2002 | Raji Gopalakrishnan | D Ananda Rao | ||
| 2003 | Vijay Siva | M Sharada | ||
| 2004 | Suguna Purushothaman | K Shankar | ||
| 2005 | Sanjay Subrahmanyam | UVM Vamsi | ||
| 2006 | OS Arun | Alladi Jayaprada | ||
| 2007 | Suguna Purushothaman | |||
| 2008 | Panthula Rama | Jaysree Sarathy | ||
| 2009 | Malladi Brothers | Kunnakkudi Balamurali Krishna | ||
| 2010 | Malladi Brothers | Pantula Rama | ||
| 2011 | Sanjay Subrahmanyam | Karnatica Brothers | ||
| 2012 | Sanjay Subrahmanyam | |||
| 2013 | K Gayatri | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 |
1. Madras Music Academy - Gold Medal awarded for best Pallavi singing by a senior artist during December Festival
- Instituted by V. Govindarajan
2. Telugu University - Gold Medal awarded to the best student in M.A. Music class
- Instituted by V. Govindarajan
3. Chitra Tirunal Academy - A scholarship for the study of Music awarded annually
- Instituted by V. Govindarajan & Radha Sreevaran