Carnatic vocalist
Sudha Ragunathan on Sunday was awarded the ‘Bharat Seva Puraskar’ for
“exemplary service to music and humanity’.
Ms.
Ragunathan is the first recipient of
the award instituted by the Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha and Carnatica. The
award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and citation.
Carnatic
stalwart M. Balamuralikrishna, who presented the singer the award at the launch
of the ten-day ‘Bharat Sangeet Utsav’, paid her the best compliment perhaps by
stating that he would not say anything because “if I speak anything about
Sudha, it will be like speaking about myself”.
Ms. Ragunathan is
also the Sangita Kalanidhi-designate with the Music Academy conferring the
title on her this year.
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