Celebrating Mysuru’s music tradition
The Hindu
For the past 60 years Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mahotsava Charitable Trust has attracted the who’s who of Carnatic music
At Carnatic concerts in Mysuru, you cannot miss meeting the city’s well-known connoisseur of music and curator C.R. Himanshu. Clad in his favourite safari suit, he is invariably seated in row one, completely engrossed in the music.
For the past 60 years, Himanshu has been organising the Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mahotsava Charitable Trust (SPVGMCT) at VV Mohalla. The festival is a platform for both established and up-and-coming artistes. He makes no compromises when it comes to meeting the standard he has set for this popular classical music festival.

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