
Sree Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha holds its annual Thyagaraja music and dance festival from February 25 to March 7, 2005 in New Delhi.
The fest features music concerts by Saxophone Sisters, P. Unnikrishnan, Ragam Sisters, Priya Sisters, Vichoor C. Shankar, Jayanthi Mohan, Hyderabad Sisters, Maharajapuram Ramachandran, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Bombay Jayashri and Sudha Raghunathan.
Dance performances feature Deepika Reddy (Kuchipudi), Ragini Chandrasekher (Bharatnatyam), Jayarama Rao and Vanasree (Kuchipudi), Sailaja and group (Kuchipudi) and a dance drama 'Kuttrala Kuravanji' by dance guru Kalyanasundaram's Raja Rajeswari Bharata Kalanilayam, Bombay.

The sabha also presents awards to vocalists Sudha Raghunathan, Priya Sisters, violinist Narmadha, dance gurus Kalyanasundaram, Jamuna Krishnan (Bharatnatyam), Jayarama Rao (Kuchipudi) and young dancers Deepa Raghavan and Deepika Reddi.
The awards will be presented on the inaugural day of the by the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Culture, Jaipal Reddy.
Contact: P. Seshadri, Secretary of the sabha, Ph: (in Chennai) 044 - 24474639. E-mail: seshadri_p@hotmail.com