Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao was a member of Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi since 1952 and Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi since 1957.
Since 1952, Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao has been a member of Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi, and since 1957, he is also a member of Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi.