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Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam selected for Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2018
Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam selected for Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2018- Details, About
Famous Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam has been selected for Sangita Kalanidhi Award-2018 of Music Academy for her contribution to Carnatic music.
Under this recognition, Aruna Sairam will preside over the 92nd annual conference to be held between 15th December 2018 and 1 January 2019.
The Sangita Kalanidhi Award-2018 will be conferred to her on 1st January 2019, the day of Sadas of the conference.
Sangita Kalanidhi Award-Title
The Sangita Kalanidhi Award is a prestigious award/title bestowed annually upon expert of Carnatic Music by Madras Music Academy.
The Sangita Kalanidhi Award’s name has been derived from Sanskrit which means treasure of Music and art in English (Sangeetha = music, Kala = art, Nidhi = treasure). This honor is considered one of the highest awards in Carnatic music.
Other prestigious music awards to be bestowed
Sangita Kala Acharya award: It will be awarded to Mridhangist Thanjavur R. Ramadoss and vocalist K. Oman Kutty.
T.K. Awards: It will be given to veena player Kalyani Ganesan and nagaswaram player S.R.G. Rajanna.
Musicologist award: It will be given to Dr. Premeela Gurumurthy, the Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu University.
Nritiya Kalanidhi award: It will be awarded to veteran danseuse Shanta Dhananjayan.
