National Award of 'Padma Shri' for dance, January, 2005.
'Key to the Hyogo Prefecture' by the Governor of Hyogo in Kobe, Japan, 1989.
Felicitated in New Delhi, in the august presence of the President of India, for her contribution to performing and visual arts as well as literature, 1982. The President also released a book of collection of short stories "Mujhe Teri Jaroorat Hai" by her.
Komala was deputed by Goverment of India to attend the Avignon Festival in France.
She was invited by the Goverment of China to the Third China Arts Festival held in Kunming, China as a Special Invitee from India in 1992.
Komala visited China a second time as member of the Goodwill Delegation on the invitation of the Government of China in 2001.
Komala Varadan meets Mr. Zhou Heping, Vice Minister for Culture, in Beijing, China.
'Natya Rani' title in Singapore.
'Kalaimamani' title and award from Tamil Nadu Government.
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award from Karnataka Government.
Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman in Delhi.
'Bharata Natya Rani' title by Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, Bangalore.
'Natya Ratna' title by Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeeta Sabha, Delhi.
Was felicitated as a distinguished artist by Bangalore Gayana Samaja in 1989.
Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award, 1996.
Micheal Madhusudan Award for Dance in Calcutta.
The Full Circle Inner Flame Award for Life time achievement in Dance, 1999.
International Woman of the Year 1998-1999. Award of International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK.
Included in the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership of the American Biographical Institute.
And many other Awards and titles by various institutions and private organizations like the University Women's Association, Bangalore, Institute of Marketing and Management, Delhi, Bharat Nirman, etc.
Korean Dance Magazine MOMM in its June 2005 issue wrote a feature or Komala titled "Creation through Tradition" - multiartist Komala Varadan overcame the Expressional Limit of Indian Classical Dance.
Positions Held
President, Karnataka State Sangeet Nritya Akademy.
Member, Governing Council of the South Zone Cultural Centre and its Finance Committee.
Member, Executive Committee of Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi.
Member, Films Certification Appellate Tribunal.
Member, National Film Festival Jury for the 32nd National Film Festival.
Vice President, Indo Malaysian Friendship Association of Karnataka.
Member, Multiracial Cultural Programme Committee in Singapore.
