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News Round UpOctober 04, 2008
December Season 2008
 
 Bharat Kalachar honours for 2008
 Nungambakkam Cultural Academy awards for 2008
 Mylapore Fine Arts awards
 Awards by Kartik Fine Arts
 December Season 2008 schedule of The Music Academy
 Title for S. Rajam
 ‘Sangitha Kalanidhi’ for Clarinet maestro A. K. C. Natarajan



Bharat Kalachar honours for 2008

The Bharat Kalachar, T. nagar, Chennai will honour artsistes from various fields on the inaugural day of its 22nd Margazhi Mahotsav, on December 12.
The award function will be held at Sri YGP Auditorium, Thirumalai Road, T. Nagar, Chennai.

Senior vocalist R.K. Srikantan will be honoured with the title Gnana Kala Bharathi. Popular musician K.J. Yesudas will receive the title Viswa Kala Bharathi for his service to Carnatic music abroad.

Another senior Carnatic vocalist Parassala B. Ponnammal will be awarded the title Acharya Kala Bharathi for service to music, as guru.
Film artist Manorama will be conferred with the title Natya Kaladhar for theatre and cinema.
Arts organiser 'Mudhra' Baskar will receive the title Kala Seva Bharathi for service to fine arts.
Theatre artist ‘Crazy’ Mohan will be awarded Nadaga Kala Bharathi for theatre, cinema, writing, acting.

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Nungambakkam Cultural Academy awards for 2008

The Nungambakkam Cultural Academy Trust celebrates its 39th anniversary from December 5 at Ramarao Kala Mantap Auditorium, Chennai
On the inaugural day, singer Nityashree Mahadevan will be honoured with ‘Kala Sironmani,’ award and dancer Rajeswari Sainath will receive the award Nrithya Kala Sironmani. Theatre artist TV Varadharajen will be honoured with the title Nataka Kala Siromani. These awards includes a citation, a gold medallion and a cash prize of Rs.10,000.

The NCA Excellence Award, which includes a citation, a gold medallion and a cash prize of Rs. 5,000, will be given to Mala Ramadorai for Hindustani music, Kousalya Sivakuamr, exponent in Isai Perurai (musical discource) and S.Gajendra Kumaar for Tamil theatre. .

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Mylapore Fine Arts awards

The Mylapore Fine Arts Club will honour vocalist Sudha Ragunathan with the title Sangitha Kala Nipuna on the inaugural day of their 57th Art festival beginning on December 13.

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Awards by Kartik Fine Arts

Kartik Fine Arts has announced the names of artistes who will be given awards during the December music season.
At the inauguration of the music festival on December12 at Narada Gana Sabha, the title, "Isai Peroli is being given to singer Gayathri Venkataraghavan, the 'Nadanamamani' to dancer Divya Kasturi, the 'Tamil Isai Vendar' to maestro Prof. T. N. Krishnan, 'Natya Chudar' to Bavya Balasubramanin and Lavanya and the 'Isai Chudar' to Prasanna Venkataraman.
Young Kuldeep Pai is also being recognized with the D K Pattammal award and the Kartik Rajagopal Golden Jubilee Award will be given to S. Natarajan of Nungambakam Cultural Academy.
The Sirkazi Govindarajan Memorial Award will be given to Tirupambaram Shanmugasundaram.

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December Season 2008 schedule of The Music Academy

The Music Academy has released its concerts schedule for December Season 2008.
The inauguration is on Dec.15 and the Sadas is on January 1, 2009.

Every day, there will be five concerts, starting at 9.15 am. The late evening concerts, which feature the best, start at 7 pm and end at 9.30 pm.

Log on to this web link for the schedule - http://www.musicacademymadras.in/2008-work/2008_schedule.html

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Title for S. Rajam

The 76th South Indian music conferenc and festival of Indian Fine Arts Society will be held at Balamandir German Hall, T. Nagar, for Dec.18, 2008 to Jan. 4th , 2009.
Musicologist S. Rajam, will be honoured with the title, 'Sangita Kalasikhamani' on the occasion.

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‘Sangitha Kalanidhi’ for Clarinet maestro A. K. C. Natarajan

Clarinet maestro A. K. C. Natarajan has been chosen by the executive committee of The Music Academy to preside over the 82nd annual conference to be held from December 15, 2008 to January 1, 2009.

He will be honoured with the ‘Sangitha Kalanidhi’ title at the sadas on January 1, 2009. said president of The Music Academy N. Murali in a press release.


The 78 year old Natarajan, son of clarinet vidwan, Chinna Krishna Naidu, learnt nagaswaram, but pursued a career as a clarinet artiste. His nagaswaram teacher was Ilupur Natesha Pillai, brother of the great thavil maestro Illupur Panchami. He received his lessons in vocal music from Alathur Venkatesha Iyer, father of Alathur Sivasubramania Iyer.

"In opting for clarinet, I made a conscious decision. I was overawed not just by the music of legends like Thiruvduthurai Rajarathinam Pillai,Thiruvenkadu Subramania Pillai and hiruvidaimaruthur Veeruswamy Pillai, but also by their personalities. Competing with them and occupying a space for myself was not that easy," he once said.

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