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Bharat Kalachar Awards
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Bharat Kalachar
inaugurated its 34th Margazhi Mahotsav on 16 Decemer 2022. Veteran playback singer Vani Jairam was
presented with the Gnana Kala Bharathi award, senior violinist Embar Kannan
received the Viswa Kala Bharathi award. Singapore-based artistic director and
choreographer, Aravinth Kumarasamy received the Kala Seva Bharathi and Baratanatyam
dancer and guru Revathi Ramachandran and dancer Lavanya Rajagopalan, disciple of
Prof Sudharani Raghupathy from Houston, USA received the Acharya Kala Bharathi award.
Television director
Naga was presented with the K. Balachander trophy for Artistic Excellence and actor
Kovai Anuradha received the Nadaga Kala Bharathi award. Special commendations
awards were presented to three dancers, Swetha Prasad, Krithika Shurajit and
Jagyaseni Chatterjee.
Chief Guest, N.
Kamakodi, Managing Director and CEO, City Union Bank and the guests of honour,
Alarmel Valli, Senior Bharanatyam dancer, and writer Thuglak Ramesh honoured
the artists.
Bharat Kalachar
presented the Yuva Kala Bharathi awards to ten up and coming artists. Adithya Narayanan
and Sruthi Shankar Kumar (vocal). Pranathi Ramadurai, Akshaya Arunkumar, Sneha
Mahesh, Vithya Arasu (dance). Ashwini (mridangam), Tirucheri Karthik (violin),
Samyuktha (ghatam) and Sivasri Skanda Prasad (all rounder)