S.R. Nathan, former President of the Republic of Singaporepresented the Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award to Sangita Kalanidhi-elect Trichy Sankaran at the inauguration of the 85th annual conference of the Music Academy in Chennai on 15 December 2011. S.R. Nathan also inaugurated the 85th annual conference of the Music Academy. On the occassion the second volume of the Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini was launched.
The Music Academy and the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) exchanged a memorandum of understanding on education and training in Carnatic music, drafting of syllabus and training of teachers during the inaugral ceremony.
The Music Academy pioneered the Margazhi music festival in Chennai, which had evolved into a wondrous phenomenon that greatly enriched the cultural underpinning of the city over the last eight decades. The festival remains unparalleled for its sheer size, aesthetics, quality and undiluted classicism.
Trichy Sankaran
Trichy Sankaran is the mridangam maestro and flag-bearer of the Pudukottai' percussive tradition. Trichy is 2011’s designate for the Academy's Sangita Kalanidhi. Trichy Sankaran, who is based in Toronto became the first recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi title in the Pudukkottai parampara of his guru Palani Subramania Pillai.
Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award has been instituted by The Hindu. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh.
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