| Awards 2023 - 2024 * RR Sabha After a gap of a few years, Chennai’s RR Sabha honoured 13 artistes in the Award function held at the Sabha premises on August 18, 2023. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (cash award Rs.1,25,000) NRUTYA KALA RATNA: Priyadarsini Govind (cash award Rs.1,00,000) KALA SEVA RATNA: VR Devika (cash award Rs.50,000) NRUTYA YUVA KALA RATNA: Sudharma Vaithiyanathan (cash award Rs.25,000) * Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Nritya Choodamani - Dr. Sreelatha Vinod (Bharatanatyam) * The Music Academy Sangita Kalanidhi - Bombay Jayashri (carnatic vocalist) Nritya Kalanidhi - Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari (Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi) Sangita Kala Acharya - Palkulangara Ambika Devi (carnatic vocalist) & K.S.Kalidas (mridangam) TTK award - Thirunageswaram T.R.Subramaniam (Thavil) & Sargurunatha Odhuvar (Thirumurai) Musicologist award - Dr.Arimalam S.Padmanabhan (researcher) |