Sudha Ragunathan was conferred title “Gaana Padmam” along with Padma Bhushan Kumari Kamala(Natya Padmam) and Kalaimamani Shri Kathadi Ramamurthy (Nataka Padmam) by the Brahma Gana Sabha . The citation read as Sudha being given the the title for ‘personal distinction in the propagation of Carnatic music ‘. The title was presented to her by Shri. M.A.M.Ramaswamy