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AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT RAGA SUDHA RASA 2025: Music and Dance Festival Dec 13-20, 2025 @ Surathkal, Karnataka – “Mani & MK ANNUAL AWARD-2025 for OUTSTANDING YOUNG TALENT in Carnatic Music”(instituted by the Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai): Full Text of Speech by the “Guest of Honour”, Sri. M.K. Sudarshan (Managing Trustee Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai)

(Below are AI assisted translations in Kannada and Tamil of the original speech rendered in English: please view at https://mksudarshans.blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=16122&action=edit ) ಮೊದಲು ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಮಾಡಿ ಅವರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ಕೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ. ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಎಲ್ಲ ಗೌರವನೀಯರಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ರಸಿಕರೂ, ಕಲಾವಿದರೂ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನನ್ನ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಉಳಿದ ಭಾಷಣವನ್ನು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ, ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ನನಗೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಆಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.​ (ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್Continue reading “AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT RAGA SUDHA RASA 2025: Music and Dance Festival Dec 13-20, 2025 @ Surathkal, Karnataka – “Mani & MK ANNUAL AWARD-2025 for OUTSTANDING YOUNG TALENT in Carnatic Music”(instituted by the Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai): Full Text of Speech by the “Guest of Honour”, Sri. M.K. Sudarshan (Managing Trustee Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai)”

AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT RAGA SUDHA RASA 2025: Music and Dance Festival Dec 13-20, 2025 @ Surathkal, Karnataka – “Mani & MK ANNUAL AWARD-2025 for OUTSTANDING YOUNG TALENT in Carnatic Music”(instituted by the Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai): Full Text of Speech by the “Guest of Honour”, Sri. M.K. Sudarshan (Managing Trustee Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai)

ಮೊದಲು ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಮಾಡಿ ಅವರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ಕೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ. ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಎಲ್ಲ ಗೌರವನೀಯರಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ರಸಿಕರೂ, ಕಲಾವಿದರೂ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನನ್ನ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಉಳಿದ ಭಾಷಣ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಲು ಇನ್ನೂ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು. (At the outset I offer my humble prostrations to the Swamiji to seek his blessings. I wish to offer my greetings to all the eminent persons onContinue reading “AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT RAGA SUDHA RASA 2025: Music and Dance Festival Dec 13-20, 2025 @ Surathkal, Karnataka – “Mani & MK ANNUAL AWARD-2025 for OUTSTANDING YOUNG TALENT in Carnatic Music”(instituted by the Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai): Full Text of Speech by the “Guest of Honour”, Sri. M.K. Sudarshan (Managing Trustee Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai)”

“Yours affly…. this is an advice, and not a censure…”

My mother, Sangitha Kalananidhi & Padma Shree Awardee, Dr. Smt.Mani Krishnaswami was born on February 3, 1930 in Vellore, North Arcot District of Tamil Nadu. Mani, as she came to be popularly known later in life, was the eldest of 11 other siblings — six daughters and five brothers, age —born to her parents, CandadaiContinue reading ““Yours affly…. this is an advice, and not a censure…””

THE “MANI & MK ANNUAL 2023 AWARDS : DR. SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION, CHENNAI – Part 1 of 2

Smt. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION , Chennai The 2023 “Mani & MK Award for Lifetime Achievement” was conferred on Vidushi. Smt. SUNGANDHA KALAMEGAM at a ceremony organised on the evening of 12 July 2023 (Mani Krishnaswami commemorative day). The Award ceremony conducted in the mini-amphitheater-like semi-open-air auditorium of SUNAADALAHIRI was well-attended by vidwans, rasikas, all-time fansContinue reading “THE “MANI & MK ANNUAL 2023 AWARDS : DR. SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION, CHENNAI – Part 1 of 2”