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SANGIT KALA KENDRA AWARDS

The Aditya
Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar was presented to renowned tabla maestro,
Ustad Zakir Hussain at the 24th edition of the Sangit Kala Kendra awards
function held in Mumbai. Two young instrumentalists, Ragini Shankar (violin)
and Abir Hossain (sarod) were awarded the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran
Puraskars. Eminent violinist N. Rajam was the chief guest on the occasion and
presented the awards. The awards have been instituted by the Birla family in
memory of Sangit Kala Kendra’s visionary Founder, Aditya Vikram Birla. Fazal
Qureshi received the award on behalf of his brother Zakir Hussain.