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Rasika Ranjani Sabha awards 2024
Rasika Ranjani Sabha Foundation conducted its annual award ceremony on 24 October, 2024. Veteran theatre artist Kathadi S. Ramamurthy was honoured with the prestigious Sanatana Ratna award. The Kala Ratna award was presented to renowned Carnatic musician N. Vijay Siva, while senior Bharatanatyam exponent and researcher Lakshmi Ramaswamy received the Nritya Kala Ratna award in recognition of her contributions to classical dance.
The Kala Seva Ratna award was jointly conferred on Kalakkad
K. R. Seethalakshmi, a musician and educator, and K. Murugan, for audio and
lighting. Additionally, violinist L. Ramakrishnan and dancer K. R. Manasvini
were awarded the Yuva Kala Ratna and Nritya Yuva Kala Ratna awards,
respectively, celebrating them as emerging talents in the field.
S. Gurumurthy, editor of Thuglak magazine, presented the awards. Aruna Prabha Ranganathan, director of the Rasika Ranjani Sabha Foundation, A. R. Santhanakrishnan, chairman of the Foundation, R. Nagarajan, Secretary graced the stage along with the awardees.