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`Sangeetha Kalasikhamani' conferred on Bombay sisters

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74th South Indian music conference and festival begins

HONOUR: B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore (extreme left), confers the `Sangeetha Kalasikhamani' on Bombay sisters C. Saroja and C. Lalitha at the South Indian Music conference of the Indian Fine Arts Society in Chennai on Saturday. Vedavalli (Musicologist) and N. Srinivasan, secretary of the society are also in the picture. — Photo: S.R. Raghunathan

CHENNAI: The Indian Fine Arts Society conferred the `Sangeetha Kalasikhamani' title on Bombay sisters (C. Saroja and C. Lalitha) at its 74th South Indian music conference and festival, which began here on Saturday.

Conferring the title, B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore, lauded the Society for its uninterrupted service to music. Music was not only for entertainment but also for enlightenment of the people. He thanked cultural organisations for maintaining and preserving the country's ancient arts.

Society president V. Sethuram said apart from organising concerts, it was conducting music competitions, which were receiving good response from young artists. The Society's talent promotion programme for young dancers would be held on January 2 to 4.

N. Srinivasan, secretary, said the Society was conducting music festival since its inception in 1932. In the current year's festival, Revathi Ramachandran, a bharatanatyam exponent, will be conferred the `Natya Kalasikhamani' title.

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