Mysuru :

As part of its sixth anniversary, the city’s cultural organisation Bhasange Balaga (Bhaanuvara Sanje Geleyara Balaga) feted five eminent personalities of the city at a function organised at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB road here yesterday.

Those feted were Pandit Indudhar Nirody, doyen of Agra Gharana and State Sangeetha Vidwan Awardee-2014; Vidwan Ganesh Bhat, noted keyboard player; S.K. Laxminarayan (Babu), Secretary, Bidaram Sri Rama Mandira and Treasurer of NIE; R. Vasudev Bhat, Secretary, Vijaya Vittala Institutions, Director of V-Lead and Proprietor of Ramya Creations and K.R. Mohan, a freelance writer.

Art patron K.V. Murthy, who spoke after releasing a souvenir, complimented the Balaga for organising cultural programmes and called upon art lovers to promote Balaga activities by offering sponsorship to programmes.

To commemorate its 50th programme, the Balaga had organised a musical treat of ghazal and bhakti sangeeth by Ustad Faiyaz Khan from Bengaluru. Ustad Faiyaz Khan was accompanied by Pt. Veerabhadraiah Hiremath on Harmonium, Samir Rao on Flute and Bhimashankar Bidanur on Tabla.

Earlier, Industrialist and art patron R. Guru inaugurated the programme. Balaga President Ganesh N. Sharma presided. Office-bearer and Souvenir Editor C.K. Sanjay Kumar and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General  News / Monday, November 03rd, 2014