Pt. Narasimhalu Vadavati to get Chowdiah Award
The Hindu
Clarinet player Pt. Narasimhalu Vadavati, a Raichur-based Hindustani musician, has been selected for the T. Chowdiah National Award for 2019-20. As per sources in the Department of Kannada and Culture
Clarinet player Pt. Narasimhalu Vadavati, a Raichur-based Hindustani musician, has been selected for the T. Chowdiah National Award for 2019-20. As per sources in the Department of Kannada and Culture, he will be honoured with the award at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru on Wednesday by Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar. Pt. Vadavati is the first musician who successfully adapted the clarinet, a western instrument, to Hindustani classical music. He has had a long and distinguished career as a concert and recording artiste, composer, director and teacher. The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom, has listed him in its International Who’s Who in music. His fame shot to new heights when he directed music for the award-winning French film, Haathi, directed by Philip Gorte.With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.