Skip to main content

Sangita Kalanidhi award for Dr. S. Soumya


Renowned Carnatic Musician Dr. S Soumya is selected for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award for the year 2019. The Executive Committee of The Music Academy in its meeting held today, 21st July 2019, unanimously decided on the Sangita Kalanidhi and other awards. Along with it, Sangita Kala Acharya (2 Awards), T.T.K. Awards (2 Awards), Musicologist Award, Nritya Kalanidhi were also announced. Sangita Kala Acharya Awards will be presented to Smt. Seetha Narayanan, Smt. M.S. Sheela while Shri. Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman and Shri Rajkumar Bharathi will be presented T.T.K. Awards. Musicologist Award and Nritya Kalanidhi will be presented to Dr. Arati N.Rao and Smt. Priyadarsini Govind respectively, said Sri N Murali, President of the Music Academy.
  • A disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S. Ramanathan and Sangita Kala Acharya T. Muktha, S. Sowmya is one of the foremost exponents of the art today. A Ph.D. holder from the University of Madras, she is known for her intellectual approach to music. She is a part of the faculty of The Music Academy’s Advanced School of Carnatic Music. She is also on the Academic Council of the Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University. She will preside over the 93rd Annual Conference of The Music Academy to be held from 15th December 2019 to 1 st January 2020




  • Smt. Seetha Narayanan is a senior performer and guru and embraces a wide variety of schools - the Sangita Kalanidhi Tiger Varadachariar bhani and the Sangita Kalanidhi Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer bhani that she absorbed through several disciples of the stalwarts. She also came under the tutelage of Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S Ramanathan. She has trained numerous students in her style.


  • Smt. M.S. Sheela, the other Sangita Kala Acharya awardee is a torchbearer for Carnatic Music in Karnataka. She holds a post graduate degree in the subject. She trained under her mother MN Rathna and later under Sangita Kalanidhi RK Srikantan. She has established her name in the classical, devotional and light music genres. She has trained several disciples who carry forward her style of music.




  • Shri. Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman, is among the most popular Nagaswaram artistes in the field, Kothandaraman comes from Thirupulivanam near Kanchipuram. He had his training 2 under his father, Gopalaswami, and is not only a popular performer known for emphasising the lyrical aspects via his music but is also a guru, teaching several students the difficult and demanding art of nagaswaram.


  • Shri Rajkumar Bharathi is a great grandson of the national poet Subramani Bharathi. He began his tutelage under his mother Lalitha, when 5. He later trained under Valliyur Gurumurthi, and Sangita Kalanidhis M Balamuralikrishna and TV Gopalakrishnan. Beginning as a performer, he later moved on to composing, for dance, audio CDs, fusion projects and thematic presentations.




  • Dr. Arati N.Rao is Assistant Professor, Jain University, Bengaluru where she researches and teaches in the area of musicology. She received her Ph.D., from the University of Mysore on the topic ‘ Vijayanagara as a Seat of Music’. She has published several papers in journals and presented papers in international conferences apart from being involved in ongoing research projects.


  • Smt. Priyadarsini Govind, selected for The Nritya Kalanidhi Award for Dance, is one of the foremost Bharatanatyam dancers among the current generation. She was trained by two stalwarts, Shri S.K. Rajarathnam Pillai and Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan and has performed in all the major centres in India and abroad in a career spanning two decades. She has also participated in many international Dance festivals and collaborative works apart from having some productions to her credit. She has received the Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. She was the Director of Kalakshetra Foundation for a term until recently


    • Sangita Kalanidhi and other music awards will be conferred at the function during the Music festival on 1 st January 2020. The Nritya Kalanidhi Award will be presented at the Inauguration of the Dance Festival on 3rd January 2020.








Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Celebrating Fifty Years of Guru Narasimhachari's Kalasamarpana Foundation

K alasamarpana Foundation, a notable academy that have been spreading and training the classical art forms, is completing Fifty Golden Years. It was founded by the Artist couples Guru Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi in 1969. The program titled 'Swarnaanjali' will be conducted on 4th August 2019, Sunday at Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai 5.00 PM - 5.45 PM at Lobby - A walk-through gallery showcasing rare photographs of The Narasimhacharis 5.45 p.m. Auditorium opens for seating. 6.00 - 8.00 p.m 'Swarnaanjali' - An offering of Natyam dedicated to Guru Narasimhachari featuring over 100 artistes.
Post a Comment
Read more

Story of Courage and Determination- Dr Narthaki Nataraj Padmashri

I am so delighted that Dr Narthaki Nataraj has been conferred Padmashri by Govt of India vide Republic Day honours list 2019. What is so significant about this great civilian honour is that she is the first Transgender to receive the top award. Not just that, it is a saga of struggle all throughout her childhood due to exclusion, derision, social boycott, poverty. She faced everything with true grit but she had one dream - to be a classical Bharatanatyam Dancer. She achieved that with gusto. She did menial jobs for surviving but was focused on her inner urge to dance. In 1984 she compelled the legend Guru Thanjavur Kittappa Pillai to accept her as a student. Yamini Krishnamurti, Vyjayantimala etc were his students. According to an article from Indian express “It was years before audiences recognised her splendid performances. In 2011, she was honoured with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi award from the President of India, a first for any trans person....
Post a Comment
Read more

”Art revives the Human”, Dr. Kiran Seth

F or the last 42 years, Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) has been in a huge effort to introduce the rich cultural heritage of the nation to the students. Founder Chairman (Pathmasree) Dr. Kiran Seth is the guiding force of this voluntary organization. "Art revives the Human. There is no better way to refine you than the Art!", says Dr.Seth. He , during his recent visit to Kerala(m) for an Ayurvedic wellness treatment, talked with the media. How can a mechanical engineer be a promoter of Art ! Art helps you to be The Best in any field. It has the ability to bestow the mindfulness one needs for the same. It help us to carefully bring out the best Teacher, Scientist, Player in us. The renowned scientist Albert Einstein was a good Violinist. Art plays a major role in shaping a generation that is apt for this new age. Odissi Workshop Demonstration by Manisha Manaswini Could you tell us about the...
Post a Comment
Read more