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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