Venkateswara Rao, the former professor at Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Mridangam. Renowned violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy, a nonagenarian ...

Vasudha Ravi’s concert for the Kedaram Isai Vizha was packed with soulful songs rendered with correct diction and intonation.

Recipients included 94-year-old Veena maestro R Vishweshwaran, mridangam legend Vidwan A Anand, Yakshagana icon Bannanje Suvarna, and garba maestro Atul Purohit among others.