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Musicians and dancer honoured

CHENNAI: Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha on Sunday conferred the title of “Vani Kala Sudhakara” on three musicians, a classical dancer and a dramatist on the occasion of its 28th Isai, Iyal, Nataka Vizha-2007.

Those honoured on the occasion were P.S. Narayanaswamy, eminent vocalist; V.V.Ravi, violinist; Mannargudi A.Easwaran, mridangam vidwan; Sailaja, Bharatanatyam dancer; and Kovai Padmanabhan, dramatist.

The award carried a citation, a shawl, Rs.10,000 in cash and a silver memento.

The citations said Mr. Narayanaswamy, with his distinct style and commendable personal qualities, had carved for himself a high place among the contemporary musicians. Mr. Ravi’s dedication to master the string instrument unfolded the path of perpetual progress before him. Mr. Eswaran’s soulful renditions, incorporating the unique rhythmic patterns in an enchanting way, had made his name synonymous with mridangam. The thematic presentations of Ms. Sailaja in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi exhibited her enthusiasm, endeavour and expertise in presenting innovative ideas. Kovai Padmanabhan was one of the few successful stage artists. The festival was jointly organised by Indian Overseas Bank and Tex Biosciences (P) Ltd.

Inaugurating the festival and conferring the ‘Birudhus,’ N. Murali, Managing Director of The Hindu, and president of the Music Academy, said the sabha had adopted a multi-pronged approach to fine arts. He said the “Margazhi season” (the music season) had expanded, as it started much before December and ended late, spanning nearly 45 days. There was a proliferation of sabhas in recent years, and they organised nearly 2,000 concerts. The city was changing, and so too was the lifestyle. The need for such programmes was expanding. The only concern of music connoisseurs was whether such an explosion resulted in any dilution in quality. Mr. Murali said another heartening feature was that many younger musicians had come on stage. This augured well for the Carnatic music. But the paradox was that while the young musicians were popular, they did not draw young audiences. This challenge needed to be addressed by the sabhas.

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