By Harshini Purushotham
Our very own Mysuru city witnessed more than a week-long cultural fete organised by Kala Sandesha Prathishtana in collaboration with ten other organisations from Jan.22 to 31. The banner of Kalabhivardhana ably converged the profuse strings of Indian art. KSGH Music and Performing Arts University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar inaugurated the event on Jan.22. Musicologist Dr. R. Sathyanarayana (RS) and art patron K.V. Murthy were the chief guests. Padma Bhushan Dr. T.V. Gopalakrishnan (TVG) was honoured with the title, ‘Sangeeta Kalottunga’ in the presence of illustrious music scholars of the city, Dr. R.S. Nandakumar, Vid. H.K. Narasimhamurthy, Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar, Vid. K.P. Upadhyaya, Vidu. Rohini Subbaratnam, Vid. G.S. Ramanujam, Vid. A.P. Srinivas, Vid. R.K. Padmanabha and Vid. Rajalakshmi Sridhar, who also formed the Sangeeta Kalottunga -2018 Award Committee. Dr. TVG humbly accepted the award and exclaimed how overwhelmed and touched he was, to have received it in Mysuru city with legends like, Dr. RS alongside.
