Inauguration
2:45 PM
Mangala Isai Violin - Sriyan R Kundurthi (USA)
Mridangam - Prahalaad Varahaswami
Ghatam- S Krishna
4:00 PM
Mangala Natyam Kavita Thirumalai (USA)
5:30 PM
Sri. M. K. Narayanan Former Governor of West Bengal has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and inaugurate the Festival at 5.30 p.m.
Inauguration and Presentation of Awards Award for Lifetime Achievement
Sri. N. Ravi Chairman,
Kasturi & Sons Limited (The Hindu Group)
Music Awards
Isai Perarasi - Dr. S. Sowmya
Vice Chancellor
The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University
Isai Arasar - K. S. Vishnu Dev
Isai Arasi - Maalavika Sundar
Nada Ratna - Dr. Harini Srivatsa
Laya Ratna - S. Sunil Kumar
Isai Chemmal - Shruthi Shankar Kumar
Rising Star - Sriyan R Kundurthi (USA)
Dance Awards
Award for Lifetime Achievement
Guru Rhadha
Bharata Kala Ratna - Radhika Shurajit Natya Ratna
Akshaya Arunkumar (USA)
Divya Ravi (UK)
Kavita Thirumalai (USA)
Mahati Kannan Nitya Narasimhan (USA)
Pallavi Anand (UK)
Pranati Ram
Kala Seva Ratna - Kala P Swamy (USA)
Felicitations
Padma Bhushan - Alarmel Valli
(Internationally acclaimed Bharata Natyam dancer and choreographer)
Smt. Sushila Ravindranath
(Leading Author and Business Journalist)
7:15 PM
Music Program
Venkatakavi Vaibhavam
Grand Ensemble by Bhargavi Balasubramanian
Supported by - Sowmya Acharya I Archana Upadhyaya I Samanvi
Violin - B. Ananthakrishnan
Mridangam - Akshay I Ananthapadmanabhan
Ghatam - Chandrasekhara Sharma
Day 01 Schedule