Rathnaakara' Awards - April 11, 2009

Cleveland Thyagaraja Aaraadhana committee honored senior artistes with their annual 'Rathnaakara' awards. The Dhannajayans received Nritya Rathnaakara on April 11, 2009. They were presented the traditional Veera Sringhala (bracelets) by Cleveland Sundaram & Toronto Venkatraman. The other awardees were M.S.Gopalakrishnan (violin maestro), Parasala Ponnamma (veteran Sangeeta Aachaaryaa).

THE SPECIAL FEATURE: ON 12TH APRIL:
Gopalakrishna Bharati's NANDANAAR CHARITAM was presented as an opera singing by senior concert musicians with Naatyaachaarya Dhananjayan's Abhinaya (expressive interpretations) for some of the popular Padams.