on 8th March 1998, MOOKAMBIKA TALA VADYA KENDRA , Bangalore honoured Vid. Shankar with this title.
on 7th October 2001, ADARSHA BHARATHIYA SAMSKRIRHIKA SAMSAT, BANGALORE awarded him this title.
THYAGARAJA GANA SABHA TRUST, BANGALORE awarded this title on 11th May 2003.
on the 6th day of December of 2003, JSS SANGEETHA SABHA TRUST-MYSORE awarded him this title.
On 22nd November 2004, M.A.N MUSIC FOUNDATION, BANGALORE awarded this title.
SRI SWANANDA ASHRAMA, BANGALORE a charitable institution awarded this title to Vid. Shankar on the 11th of July, 2004
On 8th of Augustm 2006, CHINTHAMANI GAYANA SAMAJ, CHINTHAMANI awarded him this very title.
VAMSHI ACADEMY OF MUSIC-BANGALORE awarded him the title Gandharav Vamsha Nidhi as a reward for Shankar's contribution towards classical karnatic music on the 10th of December, 2006
SANGEETHA KRUPA KUTEERA, BANGALORE awarded him this title on 15th April, 2007
SRI KODANDARAMA SEVA SAMITHI, KOLAR awarded this title on the 30th of April, 2007.
On 3rd August 2007, ULSOORAMMA RAGHAVENDRA ARADHANA SAMITHI, BANGALORE awarded him this title.
On 15th Februaray 2009, VAGHADEESHWARI KALA KENDRA, BANGALORE awarded him this title.
'Karnataka Kalashri' was an honourary award felicitated by KARNATAKA SANGEETHA NRITHYA ACAEMY, BANGALORE for the year 2009.
'ASTHANA VIDWAN' was a title felicitated by Aavani Sringeri Mutt in Bangalore on 27th September of 2009.