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KAPALI FINE ARTS AND NUNGAMBAKKAM CULTURAL ACADEMY FESTIVALS INAUGURATED
S Rajam in his speech emphasised the point that Sabhas ought to nurture young talents. Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam, whose thanking speech was filled with interesting anecdotes, expressed his happiness at being honoured along with a veteran like S Rajam. Manjula Lusti Narasimhan and Ranganayaki Jayaraman also thanked the Sabha for the honour.
While R Subramaniam, President of Kapali Fine Arts welcomed the gathering, R Sundararaman, Secretary of Kapali Fine Arts proposed the vote of thanks.
The function was followed by a dance performance of Nitya Venkateswaran of San Jose, who is a disciple of Vishal Ramani.
Carnatica's correspondent
Title for Sudha Raghunathan
The title of Sangeeta
Kala Siromani was conferred on Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan by the
Nungambakkam Cultural Academy Trust at the inauguration of the Trust's
32nd Anniversary celebrations and the Fine Arts Festival in Chennai on 6th
December 2001.
The function was presided
over by the Chennai Kendra president of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, K S
Bhaktavatsalam at the Rama Rao Kala Mandap.
The festival was
inaugurated by former director of Doordarshan Kendra A Natarajan.
The title of Nritya
Kala Siromani was conferred on Sreekala Bharat, while Marina received
the Nataka Kala Siromani title.
Among those who felicitated
the awardees were Lalgudi G Jayaraman, danseuse Padma Subramanyam, and
dramatist Poornam Viswanathan.
The function was followed by a Bharatanatyam performance by Sreenidhi Harini and R Shanmukhapriya. The festival featuring several eminent musicians will be on till January 10, 2002.
Courtesy: Chennaionline.com
Sangeetalayam, the recently founded Sabha of low-profile but highly energetic organiser, K Y R Appadurai, honoured the Carnatica Archival Centre (CAC) team and Dr. V V Srivatsa in a function held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai on December 3, 2001. The CAC team consisted of its founders, young musicians K N Shashikiran and S Sowmya, and advocate Mohan Parasaran. R Krishnaswamy, President, Narada Gana Sabha, presided over the function while A Natarajan, former Station Director of Doordarshan was the Chief guest. The honourees were felicitated with a silver plaque, shawl and a garland. The function was followed by a vocal duet concert of K N Shashikiran and P Ganesh, accompanied by V V Srinivasa Rao (Violin) and B Ganapatiraman (Mridangam).
Carnatica's correspondent
