Rasika Seetha Ramji felicitates C. Saroja and C. Lalitha ( Bombay Sisters ) on the occasion of the annoucement that the Sangita Kalanidhi award was to be conferred on them by The Music Academy. This took place before a concert by the duo held on July 20 evening at the Narada Gana Sabha hall, Alwarpet, Chennai.

'Bombay Sisters' C. Saroja and C. Lalitha will receive the
prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award of The Music Academy and preside over the 84th annual conference to be held from December 15, 2010 to January 1, 2011.

A press release of the Academy said the annual conference and concerts will be inaugurated by Shiv Nadar, Chairman, HCL group. The awards will be conferred on the Sadas, which will be presided over by Nobel laureate Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, on the final day of the conference. Ramakrishnan is a rasika and attends the Academy concerts - he attended the 2009 'season' concerts.

The committee also decided to confer the Sangita Kala Acharya awards on Suguna Varadachari, vocalist, and Rhadha, dance guru. Vocalists Manakkal S. Rangarajan and Parassala Ponnammal will receive the T.T.K.Award.

The musicologist award has been confered upon R. Satyanarayana.

The Pappa Venkataramiah award will be given to violinist Radha Narayanan.

Contact numbers -
C. Saroja - 044-2493 7889, C. Lalitha - 044-24463222
E-mail - bmbyss@hotmail.com
Read a column written by the Sisters in 2002.

Suguna Varadachari - 044-24953380
Manakkal S Rangarajan - 044-24419887.
Radha Narayanan - 044-2499 5144.