Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned Hindustani Classical singer Vidushi Lalith J. Rao was conferred the prestigious ‘Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan’ award during the inauguration of cultural programmes at Palace yesterday.
Speaking after receiving the award, Vidushi Lalith J. Rao, who is now settled in Bengaluru, said that she was extremely delighted for having received the prestigious award. Stating that she felt dumb-founded when her name was announced for the award, she said that Ustad Fayaz Khan was the Guru of all her Gurus, who was bestowed with the title ‘Aftab-e-Mousiki’ by the then Mysore Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar after he gave a concert at the Mysore Palace. Now, she has been bestowed with the prestigious music award of the State Government at the same venue where Ustad Fayaz Khan was honoured, she said adding that this was the biggest moment of her life.
