CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Santhanagopalan has been selected for the award for 2020, mridhangam maestro Tiruvarur Baktavatsalam for 2021 and violinists Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and his sister GJR Vijayalakshmi for 2022. The Music Academy on Sunday announced Sangita Kalanidhi award winners for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -For the Sangita Kala Acharya awards, the Academy has chosen nagaswaram exponent Kivalur N G Ganesan (2020), vocalist, musicologist, and guru Dr Ritha Rajan (2021), and vainika and musicologist Dr R S Jayalakshmi (2022).

Detailed explanation-3: -Who received the famous ‘Sangita Kalanithi’ award of the Music Academy, recently? Notes: The leading Carnatic vocalist S. Sowmya was selected for the ‘Sangita Kalanithi’ award instituted by the Music Academy and recently received the award.

Detailed explanation-4: -This award was instituted in 1993 and is given to those who have contributed by bringing several disciples to the concert platform. Two senior musicians/preceptors are given this award each year.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kanyakumari - first woman violinist to get Sangita Kalanidhi award.