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Chennai,
Dec 13: Tamil Nadu Governor P S Rama Mohan Rao inaugurated the XVII Margazhi
Mahotsav of the Bharat Kalachar at the Sri Y G P Auditorium here yesterday.
The Governor conferred the
titles of Gnana Kala Bharathi on film director K Balachander, Viswa Kala
Bharathi on Karaikudi Krishnamurthy, Natya Kaladhar on poet Vali, Kala Seva
Bharathi title on Radhika Surjith and Manjula Lusti Narasimhan, Nataka Kala
Bharathi on K S Nagarajan and gave the UAA special commendation award to T B
Ganapathy.
 Uma
Rao, wife of the Governor, lighted the traditional lamp to mark the commencement
of the proceedings.
Noted danseuse Sudharani
Raghupathy conferred the titles of Yuva Kala Bharathi on vocalists Sriram
Parthasarathy, Mahanadhi Shobana, Kalpana and Prasanna Raghavender, Mysore A
Chandrakumar (flute), Nagai R Sriram (violin), Karakurichi N Mohanaraman, R
Mohanakrishnan and Rohan Krishnamurthy (mridangam), Ravi Balasubramaniam (ghatam),
Preethi Vasudevan and Archana Narayanamurthy (Bharatanatyam) and Suma Mani
(all-rounder, for Bharatanatyam, choreography and nattuvangam).
 The
Governor released the annual souvenir of Bharat Kalachar which was received by Y
G Mahendra. He said the awards of Yuva Kala Bharathi would prove a fillip to
young artistes in various fields and he hoped that in a few years' time they
would go on to receive the Kalaimamani awards of the state government.
 Responding
to Sudharani Raghupathy's observation that she was often described as ageless
though she was a grandmother, the Governor pointed out that it is a general
perception that a woman is not seen as old, at any rate is not seen as more than
29 years old. Sudharani, in that context, looks only 29, he said.
Bharat Kalachar secretary Y G
Mahendra said he was a grandfather too but no one said he was just 29 years old.
The 34-day mela at Bharat Kalachar till January 14 would be a cultural feast, he
added. An attraction this year would be the canteen of Arusuvai Natarajan, he
said.
Manjula Lusti Narasimhan
thanked the organisers for conferring titles on the young artistes.
(R Rangaraj)
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